"And All These Things Will Be Given" 11-23-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I begin my day before You, my King. … "But strive first for the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33). You are a giving and generous God. You love to "give good gifts" to Your children (Matthew 7:11). And You love to move on the hearts of Your children to give good gifts to those in need. That's one of the ways Your fulfill Your Word to give "all these things" to those who try to seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness, while trusting You to provide for all we need. By the moving of Your Spirit in the seeking and the giving, You bless the gift, the giver, and the gift receiver. And whether we are the one giving or the one receiving, Your Holy Spirit moving in our human spirits to seek You first is our greatest gift of all (Luke 11:13). Friday morning, I needed to have my laptop computer fixed. For several years, it's been my morning journal to write and send my daily devotional prayer devotional, Morning by Morning. And though I never want to be dependent upon anything but You, it seems to have become like my right hand in ministry in many ways. I use it to prepare and often present my teaching and preaching of Your principles of the kingdom of God. In a strong sense, it has become a key of Your kingdom for me, a weapon of my warfare, and a means of Your grace to encourage lives of many in the journey of faith and prayer with me. But it was broken, so I asked my friends to join with me in prayer. Before the end of the day, someone had tracked down all the details and anonymously arranged to get me a new computer! It turned out that my old one was broken beyond repair, but You had it in Your heart all along to bring Your blessing out of my brokenness. I couldn't quit saying, "Praise God! Praise God!" to the young man on the phone at the store, who was as stunned as I was to see the extravagant provision of my giving and generous God through one of His giving and generous children. What a witness and testimony to Your goodness that was to both of us. As they say, "You can't out-give God!" I know provision does not always come to suddenly and miraculously. I know You call us to be thankful in all things and content in all circumstances. And I know as that we often have not because we ask not (James 4:2). In Your timing and in Your way -- sometimes in Your sudden and exciting ways -- You provide all our needs according to Your riches in glory, as we seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness (Philippians 4:19). Lord, thank You for these blessings of "all things" You've poured out on me. Lord, pour out Your abundant blessings on my friends who prayed and my anonymous friend who paid -- "good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over" (Luke 6:38, KJV). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Thank You, my friends, for joining with me in the journey. I pray for you to have "all these things" that You've needed and lain before the Lord, our generous and giving God! He knows what we need, and He knows we need Him most of all. God bless you! Subscribe free by email to Messiah Ministries -- MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 Please Click Here to Order our Ministry Resources On-Line Daily Archives: www.morningbymorning.blogspot.com