God Ain't Dead

Bible Reading:  Philippians 4:13-23

Key Verse: Verse 19 – “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

Key Words: But my God shall supply all your need

God is omniscient. That means He knows all about me. God is omnipresent. That means He is always with me. God is omnipotent. That means God will protect and provide for me. 

Since God is omniscient, that means He knows everything I am going through. 

Since God is omnipresent, that means He is with me when I go through the trials of life. Since God is omnipotent, that means that while I’m going through what I’m going through, God could deliver me if He so chose to, but if God chooses not to deliver me from my “poverty” that doesn’t mean God is dead. 

I am not a connoisseur of great art, but from time to time a painting or picture will really speak a clear, strong message to me. Some time ago I saw a picture of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney...the charred debris of what had been that family’s sole possession. In front of this destroyed home stood an old grandfather-looking man dressed only in his underclothes with a small boy clutching a pair of patched overalls. It was evident that the child was crying. Beneath the picture were the words which the artist felt the old man was speaking to the boy. They were simple words, yet they presented a profound theology and philosophy of life. Those words were, “Hush child, God ain’t dead!” 

That vivid picture of that burned-out mountain shack, that old man, the weeping child, and those words “God ain’t dead” keep returning to my mind. Instead of it being a reminder of the despair of life, it has come to be a reminder of hope! I need reminders that there is hope in this world. In the midst of all of life’s troubles and failures, I need mental pictures to remind me that all is not lost as long as God is alive and in control of His world. 

Today, if you are experiencing financial difficulties and feel as though you are poor, remember God ain’t dead!

 

                                                                                                    Dr. Mike Rouse

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✞If God ain’t dead and He ain’t…then all is well.