Grace-filled Provision

First15 Devotional

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In today’s devotional, we’re exploring the wonderful reality of how God provides for us by his grace. And as we begin, think about where you have need today. Where do you need God to provide? Where do you need what only God’s grace could give? And let’s run before our Father with faith and joy, that he’s a good Father who gives us good, and perfect gifts.

Our Scripture for today comes from 1 Timothy 6:17, and today's worship is

Communion by Maverick City Music & Steffany Gretzinger.

Thanks for listening to today’s devotional.

As you go about your day today, take every opportunity to thank God for what he’s already given you. He’s provided so many things in your life, so many gifts for you to enjoy. And as you posture your heart with thanksgiving, know that it will position you to receive even more of what God wants to give in his grace.

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Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.

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0:00.0	In today's devotional, we're exploring the wonderful reality of how God provides for us by His grace.
0:11.0	And as we begin, think about where you have need today. Where do you need God to provide? Where do you need what only God's grace could give? And let's run before a father with
0:23.6	faith and joy, that he's a good father who gives us good and perfect gifts. Welcome to the
0:29.3	First 15 podcast. We are the children of a heavenly father who richly provides everything we need to live, love, and work, according to the perfect plans he has made for us.
0:44.1	Matthew 626 beautifully illustrates God's promise of provision.
0:49.3	Jesus says, look at the birds of the air.
0:52.6	They neither sow nor reap, nor gather into barns. And yet your
0:57.1	heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? The earth clearly demonstrates
1:04.6	God's ability to provide for his creation. He gives rain to the grass of the field and trees of the forest. Then, as quickly as
1:13.3	the clouds come, he rolls them away to bring life-giving sunshine to all of creation.
1:19.3	In Jesus' statement in Matthew 6 makes it clear, we are of far more value to God than any
1:26.3	other part of creation. We are of such value to God that
1:30.3	He sent His only Son Jesus to pay the highest price of an unjust death that we might be able to live an abundant and new life through Him.
1:40.3	God provides for us both spiritually and physically because of the abundant grace he has for us.
1:47.0	1 Timothy 6.17 says,
1:50.0	As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches,
1:58.0	but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. It is grace that drives
2:04.5	him to richly bless us, even though we deserve nothing. His grace drives him to give us every good
2:11.0	gift, not our own works. And because of God's grace, we can place our hope and him for complete provision with full assurance that his promises will come to pass.
2:23.0	1 Timothy 617 clearly illustrates a separation between putting our hope and God and putting hope in ourselves or the world.
2:32.1	Too often we miss the fact that everything we have was given
2:35.5	to us by the grace of God. And in doing so, we allow the belief that we've earned what we've
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