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Jesus

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Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore. Psalm 125:1-2

Jesus is our everything.

Our absolute everything.

Life will disappoint.

People, situations, even ourselves.

All will disappoint.

Instead, of anything else, just give me Jesus.

He is all that we need.

All we will ever need.

He will cover you with Himself.

When you are sad, He will cover you with His complete comfort.

When you are fearful, He will cover you with His perfect peace.

When you are angry, He will cover you with His tender love for others.

He will cover us, because He must.

He must cover us with His love and forgiveness.

Why?

Because we are sinful.

Selfish.

Thinking only of ourselves.

Jesus fills in the gaps others leave when they put us down.

Jesus fills in the gaps we leave when we put ourselves first.

Jesus fills in the gaping holes others leave whether intentional or not.

Jesus fills in the holes we give away when our selfishness overtakes our senses.

Jesus fills in everything.

He is our everything.

We are nothing without Him.

Thank you, Jesus, for covering us with Your forgiveness and love.

Continue to cover us every moment of every day as we choose to remain under You.

Photos by Maurice Schalker, Ron Binette, & Hannah Schulte on Unsplash

God’s Provision

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Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?  Matthew 6:26-27

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Thought I’d remind us of God’s provision today.

His provision of earthly needs like TP, food, water.

His provision of spiritual needs like forgiveness and grace.

And His ultimate authority over the devil.

And also His provision of emotional needs like comfort and peace.

God’s storehouses are always filled to overflowing.

His power knows no bounds.

Even for our physical needs?

Yep.

Remember the Isrealites?

He fed them in the desert.

Every day.

He knows your every need.  Even your physical ones.

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Funny story:  yes, I’m still stuck on finding toilet paper.

Where is it all, I still beg to know?

Recently, my son, who lives on his own, was over for lunch.

Said he was down to his last roll of TP.

Discovered my mother was rationing as well.

My daughter calls, says a pallet of TP has literally just been unwrapped on the floor of the store.

Immediately, we jump into the car and run into the store, locating our mystified treasure.

Sure enough, there’s some.

Not a ton, maybe 50 packages.

My son, husband and I each grab one.

Score!

Literally feel as if we have won the lottery.

We deliver one to my folks, not getting too close, of course.

They are truly grateful.

And so is my son.

Have I seen any more TP in the stores since then?

Nope.

Still don’t know where it all has gone.

But when my son and parents needed it, God delivered.

Shouldn’t be surprising.

God sees you.

He sees your every need.

And He’s got it.

He’s more than enough to cover you emotionally.

He’s more than enough to cover you spiritually.

And He’s more than enough to cover you physically.

Keep trusting Him for enough.

Because He is.

He is enough.

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:19 (NIV)

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Photos by Claudiu Hegedus, Markus Spiske, Will Bolding, & Guido Jansen on Unsplash