God Will Take Care Of You

Text: Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Introduction. We often feel the need for something in our lives. Sometimes it is a vague dissatisfaction, but more often we know exactly what we desire, whether we really need it or not. Sometimes we need food for the body and sometimes we experience a desire for food for the soul.

I. MY God-- Paul knew from personal experience the sufficiency of God's Grace.
A. 2 Cor 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

B. His need had been supplied in every trial and in every opportunity.

II. WILL SUPPLY.---- Gr. = make replete or cram full.
A. Mal 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

B. Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

C. Psa 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

D. Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Luke 12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Luke 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luke 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luke 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

E. Rom 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

III. ALL your need.
A. God knows all our needs.
Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

B. What we need and how God supplies.
1. Man needs repentance.
Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Luke 13:4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luke 13:5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

C. God supplies the need.
Rom 2:1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Rom 2:2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Rom 2:3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Rom 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
2 Cor 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

D. Satan stands ready to supply counterfeits.

2. A child of God NEEDS baptism.
Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

A. God provides the need with heaven's baptism.

3. Child of God needs to learn.
Heb 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

A. God supplies through the Word.
1 Pet 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

4. Christians need a spiritual home.
A. God provides it in the Church.

5. We need hope.
1 Cor 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
A. God has provided it.
1 Cor 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
6. Sometimes we need correction. and God supplies it.
Heb 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Heb 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

IV. According to His riches in Glory
[By the measure of-- only if Christ’s glory ceases will God's supply fail.]