The Lord's Supply

Taste and see that Jehovah is good; Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Fear Jehovah, you who are His saints; For there is no lack with those who fear Him. The young lions hunger and starve, But those who seek Jehovah will not lack any good thing. (Psalms 34:8-10, RecVer)

Jehovah is my Shepherd; I will lack nothing. (Psalms 23:1, RecVer) This should be the testimony of every children of God. The Lord is the Shepherd, He knows our need and He supplies it accordingly. Paul testifies, "And my God will fill your every need according to His riches, in glory, in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19, RecVer)

Therefore, according to the truth and according to our normal experience of Christ, the Lord is indeed our Shepherd and He must meet every need. However, in some cases, this has not been the case. Sometimes, I wondered why some saints are always in lack. In the recent past, at least three cases of the Lord’s serving ones have told me their financial lack they had been through. All of them are serving full time. And to my understanding, they should have sufficient even according to the support they received. But the reality is completely different.  Perhaps, there is a hole in their relativity the Lord? Or they lack to fear God in their living and conduct? Only God knows. May He have mercy on us all.

When these brothers came to fellowship with me, I pray within that the Lord may supply their needs as He supplies me. I could not understand very well why the Lord’s serving ones need to go through this kind of lack to the extend that they have to even mention it to me knowing fully well that I can do nothing about it. I am not the supplier, only the Lord Jesus is. But as for me, though at times I may be in lack, the Lord always supplied me. In every lack, I experienced the Lord’s bountiful supply. So when I compared my self with these brothers, though I am no better than them in any way, I wondered why are they in lack? I always believe that the Lord can bountiful supply them as He supplies me. I can only sympathies with them and pray for them that the Lord would richly supply them. In fact, in some cases, I had to encourage them to trust the Lord and often shared my own testimony. 

Recently, the Lord supplied me bountiful. As usual, I would pray to the Lord to guide me how to share the blessing with others as well. When blessed financially, in addition to offering to the Lord, I would offer to the needy siants too. The Lord revealed two needy families and to them offering were made through the church. The Lord also reminded me of my own family in Manipur.  As the eldest son, I have not been able to do much to meet the family's need, but now and then when the Lord led me I would send offerings in the form of money. This time, the Lord gave me bountifully so I transferred a good amount to my father’s bank account. The same goes to my younger brother who has been taking care of our family in Imphal. As and when the Lord supplied, I shared the same to them. 

The Lord has been faithfully meeting all my needs and the needs of my family too. Even as the eldest son, it is proper to share in the family's burden. But I did so when the Lord led me and also supplied me.

This has been my experience of the Lord’s bountiful supply these days. I have tasted and seen that the Lord is good! He knows and He gives according to His riches. 

Thank you, Lord! You are my Shepherd! Supply Your children according to Your riches and according to Your promises. Let no servant of God be in lack, ever. The Lord supplies. Amen.