People Are Not My Source
SCRIPTURE:
…God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; (Romans 4:17)
When our church moved from Lake and Pulaski on the West Side of Chicago to Forest Park, Illinois, some of the members did not want to go, as they felt called to stay. So we came with about 15 members. After the move, I began looking at the members and looking at the rent that was due on the first of the month. I began to wonder how we were going to meet the church expenses. Then God told me a couple of things: 1) People are not my source, and 2) He could meet my needs by many or by few (see 1 Samuel 14:6). At this point, I had two choices—believe God or believe what I saw in the natural realm.
The Hebrews went through this when they came out of Egypt. They had been making bricks and building the world system. That system fed and clothed them, but they were still slaves. So God sent a deliverer. He sent Moses who led the people out, through the Red Sea and into the wilderness. When they got hungry or had a need, their mindset automatically converted back to Egypt and the way their needs were met when they were in bondage. So they were looking for a Dominick’s, a Safeway, or a Piggly Wiggly. They were looking for something that made sense to the natural mind. But God took them out of Egypt and brought them into a place where there was nothing. He did this on purpose to teach them His way.
God will lead you into a task bigger than what you can do in your own natural ability. At this point, you are going to have to start calling things that be not as though they were.
PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank You that You are with me in this situation. I will not look at the circumstances, but I call forth those things (I need) that be not as though they were. I believe I receive the manifestation of Your good promises in my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
