GOD'S PROVISIONS!

 I was reading a little daily devotional recently, and the writer listed seven beautiful titles ascribed to God in the New Testament.  I trust that they will be a blessing and encouragement to your heart as we begin another new week of living for Jesus!                                                                                              

1.  The God of LOVE -- All of us need love, and I John tells us that "God is love."

2.  The God of all GRACE -- God saves us by His grace, and then we are commanded in II Peter 3:18 to "grow in grace."

3.  The God of PEACE -- I am so thankful when we belong to the Lord our souls are filled with God's sweet and wonderful peace!  He is called "the God of peace" at least five times in the New Testament!

4.  The God of all COMFORT -- It is so sweet and blessed to know that our Heavenly Father "comforteth us in all our tribulation".  This enables and helps us to be able to provide comfort to others.

5.  The God of PATIENCE -- Many, many times as we journey through life, we find that we "have need of patience".  Our Lord has an abundant supply, for we read in the 15th chapter of Romans -- "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another . . ."

6.  The God of GLORY -- It was "the God of glory" who first called Abraham, for we read in the 7th chapter of Acts -- "The God of glory appeared unto our Father Abraham . . .and said unto him, Get thee our of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee."  Praise the Lord!  I am so thankful that the God of Glory is still speaking today, and precious young people are answering His call to follow where He leads -- nothing sweeter can be known than full surrender to the perfect will of God!  And they will find as they trust and obey that Jesus will never be a disappointment!!  What a blessed joy and privilege to follow where He leads and pasture where He feeds!

7.  The God of HOPE -- Hope -- what a wonderful word!!  Let us heed the admonition in I Peter 1:13 as we walk with Jesus -- "Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and HOPE to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ."