Day 15: Friday 27th March pray for Wisdom in finance.

Day 15: Friday 27th March pray for Wisdom in finance.

Do you know that everything you have God has given you! Your family, your friends all your possessions, your work, even your church.

Down to every breath that you take. Take a breath now!! God has given you that breath. Its extremely precious.  God gives us every good thing by his Grace and His Mercy.

This is one of my favourite Hymns and it’s probably yours as well. It reminds us of Gods provision.  Sing it through this morning and consider its words

"Great is Thy faithfulness, " O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
"Great is Thy faithfulness!" "Great is Thy faithfulness!"
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided--
"Great is Thy faithfulness, " Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
"Great is Thy faithfulness!" "Great is Thy faithfulness!"
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided--
"Great is Thy faithfulness, " Lord, unto me!

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
"Great is Thy faithfulness!" "Great is Thy faithfulness!"
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided--
"Great is Thy faithfulness, " Lord, unto me!

One of the huge themes in scripture is trust and faith. Reading through the Old Testaments God is crying out for his people to trust Him.

• In the garden of Eden God just wanted Adam and Eve to trust and rely on Him.
• Noah trusted God at his word and built an ark costing, wealth and reputation.
• God wanted Abraham to trust Him and He did!!! (Some of the time)
• God wanted the people of Israel in the time of Moses to trust Him
• I’ve been reading, whilst walking through the Bible that Saul struggled to trust God particular for Provision.
• David trusted God and followed him through the hard times in the cave of Adullam even when things were going wrong, he continued to trust Him
• The prophets trusted God even if it meant death!!.
• Jesus taught to trust Him as he is the Way the Truth and the Life even if that is difficult!!

I want to ask how much do you trust God with your income, finances and provision?

Last year I told personal stories of how when I’d trusted God for His provision, God always honoured it. Not always through finances directly but in all provision. Most of you will have stories of your own. If you have can I encourage you to bring them to mind now to encourage yourself!!

Great is Gods faithfulness! If you have decision to make around income and finances. Can I encourage to honour God first? I promise you God will not let you down. Pray for more faith in you finances.

Pray also that as a church we have more faith in finances over the coming years. I’m always stunned, humbled and shocked when I think how much money is given, often Sacrificially to Community Church Blackburn and it’s a huge weighty responsibility having to consider how this is used.

Please pray for the leadership team when making decisions about how church money should be spent. Please pray that we are wise but full of faith!!  Pray that the leadership and future Eldership team will continue to be filled with more of the Holy Spirit and Gods kingdom is built!!

God is Good!!

Helpful Bible Verses

Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

2 Corinthians 9:7
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Malachi 3:10 
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

Proverbs 3:9
Honour the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.

1 Chronicles 29:14
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!

Matthew 6:19-21
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”