February 13, 1999, Saturday

When a person is in need of sufficient provisions, who

should help him and who has the power to help him? Is

there anyone who is really self sufficient and has the

power of his own energy and he doesn't need any help?

Do most people believe that trouble will come tomorrow

or some time in the future, or will it come today?

God instructed Moses to institute principles in Israel

that demonstrated the way God helped each of us. If

one suffered from lack of provision; his countrymen,

his brothers, and his friends should assist his need-

"For you as brothers do certainly open your hand to

him, and do certainly lend him sufficient for which

he does not have" (Deu 15:8). God reminds us that at

one time just as the Israelites were rescued out of

Egypt, we were rescued out of sin with His mighty

hand of power and given sufficient provisions to live.

Paul instructed the Corinthians that it is a danger

when one believes that he is sufficient in himself to

provide or minister. It is the Lord's sufficiency-

"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of

anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency

is from God, Who also made us sufficient as ministers

of the New Covenant, not of the letter or of the law,

but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Holy

Spirit gives life" (2Cor 3:5-6). The power of the Holy

Spirit is greater than he that is in this world. Only

that power is all sufficient for us.

Jesus taught his disciples that they would need that help

and power of the Holy Spirit every day. Some believed

the problem would be tomorrow and expected in advance

that a difficulty would come. But Jesus knew the problem is

here today and it's full of enough trouble; so focus on that-

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow

will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its

own trouble" (Mat 6:34). Sufficient is our Lord with His

power to help us each day, without worry, and in victory!

Let us remember who is all powerful and all sufficient.

God's Name is Jehová El Shaddai. He is the God who does

not give us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and

a sound mind. His power can give us all we need to live a

righteous life. Lift your hands to the most powerful God

of all the universe. You can Trust Him Today for strength

and power in your life!