Today’s message from God Calling – A.J. Russell, brings us a lesson on the law of Divine Supply.  We are bid to empty ourselves.  We are bid to trust, or rely, on God alone, seeking no other help.

The message bids us to empty our vessels quickly to insure Divine Supply.  We are also warned that the more that’s retained by us, the less to be gained from God.  That’s because we need to make room for God in our hearts, minds, and hands, in order for Him to be able to work through us.  I’ve covered this before from a physical, or material viewpoint.  But, God want those who worship Him, to worship in spirit and in truth.  We also know that everything manifests first in Spirit, then outwardly.  So, this is the spirit part of the lesson of Divine Supply.

When I read the message, I thought of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. (Matt. 5-3)  Jesus said the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to poor in spirit.  The hungry and thirsty for righteousness will be filled.  The pure in heart will see God, and the peacemakers will be called children of God.  There’s more, but these points are the ones I want to focus on in this message.  They all have to do with emptying ourselves.  I have to empty myself of pride to be humble before God, or anyone else, for that matter.  Being poor in spirit is exactly that; humility.  I have to empty myself of an evil-doer’s mindset, of anger, envy, hatred, dishonesty, etc., to become hungry and thirsty for righteousness.  I have to empty myself of doubt and fear to become pure in heart, so I can see God working in my life, and in all that’s around me.  I have to empty myself of indifference. laziness and selfishness, to become a peacemaker.  Peacemaking not only entails non-violent solutions and such.  Peacemaking also entails ensuring the best possible environment for success.  Taking dinner to a home-bound senior, or cleaning house for someone who is ill and cannot, is also peacemaking.  You are bringing peace to that person’s soul by relieving him/her from loneliness, anxiety, etc.  Those things all trouble one’s spirit.

The second thing I thought about when I read today’s message, was something else Jesus said.  He said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”  Have you ever had a disquieted soul?  “What am I going to do now?!”  “How are we going to manage without that job?!” “What?!  How am I going to feed four more people on such short notice?” -They were in the living room and my husband invited them to stay for dinner.  Don’t get me wrong, I loved every minute of time spent with them.  But I knew the roast I’d planned for that evening wasn’t going to feed us all.  This is where that “Come to me” comes in.  Instead of roast, we had stir fry-enough for all, and we feasted.  I didn’t know Jesus likes Chinese food, did you?  LOL  The idea came to me after I looked up and whispered, “Lord, help me feed these people.”

The problems come when we become dependent on  material supply.  When we do this, we fall into doubt, anxiety, even greed and envy.  That’s when we disable Divine Supply.   I’m not talking about needing help with basic human needs.  This goes much deeper.  We cannot measure our ability, or judge our ability according to material supply.  When we do that, we’re allowing the supply to rule over us.  We are supposed to rule over the supply.  The roast turned stir fry is an example of that.  It isn’t needing the material supply that’s the problem.  The problem is allowing the supply, or lack of it, to control our lives, or dictate to us who we are.  We are children of the Most High God.  We can do all things through Christ Jesus, who strengthens us.

Love you from Cafe du Mondieu

Coypright by Marina Morrison (aka) Eden Stillwater, August 7, 2019, 2:52 p.m.