He Supplies My Every Need
Have you ever wondered, “How am I gonna make it?”, “How in the world can I succeed?”, or perhaps, “Where am I going to get what I need?”. Of course, the questions one may ask themselves are seemingly endless, in that most everyone looks at life through a different lens. Some look on worldly fame or fortune as the measure of success. Some consider power or control as the pinnacle of achievement. Others, thinking only of the physical, delude themselves into thinking that our time here on earth is all there is. As long as they are healthy, happy, and things are going their way, their needs have been supplied.
Few consider the source of the supply of man’s needs. Most are like the pigs that enjoy the acorns on the ground, yet rarely, if ever look up to see or contemplate the source of that with which they are richly blessed. We also should be aware that God blesses all His creation including humanity. We are reminded of this in Matt. 5:45 as the sun is given for those that are evil as well as the good. God sends “rain on the just and the unjust”. This fits, as Acts 10:34 tells us “God is no respecter of persons:”. We are also told in Rom. 2:11, Eph. 6:9, Col. 3:25, and 1Pet. 1:17 that God does not operate with “respect of persons”.
In fact, according to Jas.1:17, all that is “good” and “perfect” comes from God. There is nothing that is lacking in all He has supplied to earth or the inhabitants of earth. This is not subject to change as the passage also tells us there is “no variableness, neither shadow of turning” with God. In Acts 17:24-25, the people of Athens were reminded by the Words Paul proclaimed as the Spirit gave him utterance, that God “giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;” You may recognize the title of our article from Phil. 4:19 as the Spirit had Paul address the brethren there. He wrote: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. This is also likely the scripture that prompted my wife’s dad to pen the song that is included in this article.
He Supplies My Every Need
(1) Have you ever wandered in the dark of night
With your burdens hard to bear?
Have you stumbled in your search for light
And no one seemed to care?
Well, I know a friend I can recommend,
My doubting heart He freed.
Now the victory’s mine, and from time to time,
He supplies my every need.
Chorus
What I need, He will supply.
He will lead, to my home on high.
When I was a sinner, He took me in.
He gave me peace and joy within,
Health and strength and daily bread,
Power to keep moving on ahead.
So, I’m fine, He’s mine. I’ll follow where He leads.
I want the world to know that He supplies my every need.
2nd chorus ending:
I want the world to know, everywhere I go,
That Jesus supplies my every need.
(2) It doesn’t matter what the world may say,
My soul is heaven bound.
I know I’m walking on the King’s highway,
And ole Satan can’t turn me ‘round.
When the road gets rocky or the waters rough,
My Lord has guaranteed,
To prepare a way, so from day to day,
He supplies my every need.
(O.D. Wilson – deceased)
Yes, God has supplied all our needs. This doesn’t mean we can expect to lie back and wait for God to do “all the work” or that He is going to do for us what we ourselves can do. If there is food on the plate, can we expect it to ‘journey’ into our mouths without any efforts on our part? Neither can we expect anyone to do everything for us. In 2Thess. 3:10, the brethren there were told if any “would not work, neither should he eat.” In Phil. 2:12, those brethren were told: “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” In 2Pet. 1:3, we are informed that God “hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness”. This is “through the knowledge of him (Christ) that hath called us to glory and virtue:” God has supplied all you need to become His child through obedience to the gospel. He has supplied, through His Word and His Son, all one needs to remain faithful to Him as we live on this earth. All that remains is one’s desire to love, obey and serve Him in accordance with His Word. Will you not accept the God-given help you need to become a Christian and faithfully serve Him till you depart this world?
Dennis Strickland – Mooresville church of Christ
