Deuteronomy 29:5
“And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.”
One of the attributes of God’s leadership is how it leads to supply our needs. Throughout my life I am always amazed how the leadership of God led me to the daily provision I needed. Without following God’s leadership, I would have missed out on many blessings God had for me.
The children of Israel understood the providing leadership of God. For forty years they followed God’s leadership. Throughout those forty years, never one time did they have to purchase new clothing. For forty years they never went to a shoe store to purchase new shoes. For forty years they never worried from whence a meal would come. For forty years they had water to drink. As long as they followed God they had every need supplied.
God’s leadership is still in the providing business. Philippians 4:19 says, “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” The promise of this verse is for you. It matters not what your need may be, as long as you follow the leadership of God, you will find that He will provide the provision for that need. There are some things you need to know to understand how to follow God’s providing leadership.
First, God always leads through His Word. Inside of the pages of the Word of God you will find many principles that will teach you how to get your needs provided. Oftentimes we think God has to give the material need to us; instead, He gives us the principle to obtain the material need ourselves. If you will daily spend time reading the Word of God, you will find that God has the answer for your need. Yes, you may have to do something to get it, but He shows you how to get it.
Second, God’s leadership to provision never leads you to go against the principles of His Word. Too many times we get anxious to get something, so we go against the principles of God’s Word and think that is how our needs will be provided. You will always find that though God’s principles may not seem to provide our needs, if you will follow them the need will be supplied. God will NEVER lead you to do wrong to supply your need. His leadership ALWAYS leads you to do right to meet your needs.
Third, God’s leadership to provision will always lead you to keep Him first. Matthew 6:33 says, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” If something promises to supply your need and it will cause you to have to put God second, then you can be assured that God is not in it. It’s amazing to me how many preachers are afraid to preach that God doesn’t provide needs by keeping you out of church. God always honors His Word. If God promises to provide your need by seeking Him first, then if you will seek Him first you’ll find your need supplied.
Christian, God’s leadership is not difficult. His leadership will always lead you to do right. When you follow the leadership of God and do right, you will find that you will never want for any need to be supplied.