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Provider
May 12, 2008
In HG Wells ‘The Time Machine’ the traveller found a land where the people played and all their food was provided for them. In the story, they were being fattened up for a subterranean race who had their own agenda.
There is a saying that there is no such thing as ‘a free lunch’ – that when someone pays for you it is because they want something in return.
It was never like that in the beginning – God provided us with a full fruit diet and we lacked nothing - until we decided we didn’t like the single rule.
Gen 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." NIV
God wasn’t being selfish when He made us – He wanted to share all He had.
So unselfish is God, that even with our throwing of a spanner into the works, He has provided a way to overcome our sin.
Heb 1:3 After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. NIV
God is our provider – we messed up – God paid up.
An old ‘Point of Grace’ song talks about ‘The Great Divide’.
Silence
Trying to fathom the distance
Looking out 'cross the canyon carved by my hands
God is gracious
Sin would still separate us
Were it not for the bridge His grace has made us
His love will carry meThere's a bridge to cross the great divide
A way was made to reach the other side
The mercy of the Father, cost His son His life
His love is deep, His love is wide
There's a cross to bridge the great divide.
We made the canyon between us and God – but God has provided a bridge in the shape of the cross.
There are many things that God provides for us when we believe, and many things we should be grateful for. But the greatest of all things that are provided for us is a bridge back to God. The mercy of the father cost His Son His life!
Jesus provided a good clean for us – so that we were as good as new – born again. To those of us who have accepted Him and His provision, we are in relationship with God again!
Gen 22:13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, "In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided." NKJV
In Hebrew the words are ‘Jehovah Jireh’ – ‘the Lord will provide’ or ‘the Lord will see to it’, is the Lord who has seen to our bill and paid our account.
Your life, your freedom, your forgiveness, your salvation are all part of the biggest and best free lunch ever – the Lord has seen to it!
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