Day 12: Give Us
One of the biggest and strangest ideas floating around in the family of God today is the concept that we cannot ask or bother God to provide for us. I understand that we don’t need to be those who are naming and claiming Tesla cars, million dollar homes, or other means of prosperity that is not needed. However, I do not understand how many cannot ask God for basic necessities or even the best necessities. His very name is Yahweh Jirweh, which means the Lord who provides. His very nature is to provide, and He not only provides for us, but He delights in doing so.
Psalm 35:27 states, “May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “The Lord be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.” Many don’t want to or do not believe at all that the Lord actually finds joy, pleasure, and delight in the well-being of His servants. This is because of many different factors, but the main variable that sticks out to me is that we don’t think we are worth it.
The simple truth of the Gospel is that we may not be worthy of God’s love, but His cross speaks out the reality that we were, are, and will always be worth it. When we come to the Lord and ask for Him to give us something, He delights. When He gave Himself on the cross, He considered the joy—us—that was set before Him (Heb. 12:1-2), and delighted in giving Himself to us. God is a Giver, and the Giver of every good and perfect gift. When we ask, we can ask in confidence, knowing that He is Faithful, and that everything He promises comes to pass, everything He starts He will finish, and everything He speaks will not come back void. Our God is able to do more than we can ask, think, or imagine. So, I believe we are empowered through this prayer to ask for more, think bigger, and imagine greater things, because that is who our God was, is, and will always be. He’s a Good Father who loves to bless His kids. We just need to ask. Amen.
Action: Many of us do not find ourselves as good enough to ask the Lord for His generous gifts. However, the beauty of our God is that He gave Himself for us and demonstrated His love, even while we were still in sin. Rather than wallowing in the brokenness and pity of thinking small things about yourself and God, I exhort you, declare boldly that “God is God and He loves to love me.” Rise up, beloved servant of the Most High God, speak out, Yahweh Jirweh, the Lord who provides, align me with Your generosity.
