(Gary Carpenter)
"Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"
"I could give example after example of such men who are "called" to transfer wealth from the world system of mammon into the kingdom of God, but to date, are first having to learn that they are sons whose provision is not based on their performance. I do not mean for the reader to think that all of these men have had their daily needs met in a lavish way. On the contrary, it has been more of a "wilderness" experience of having "just barely enough."
"It has been very much like receiving just enough "manna" every day to keep the electricity turned on, to keep food in the house for the family, to fill up the gas tank in their automobile just one more time, and so forth. It has not been a pleasant "learning experience" for any of them. Just like the Israelites during their forty year journey in the wilderness, we would all prefer to have quail to eat and an abundance in our finances. But what was the lesson learned by Israel after forty years of such training? To a man, all of them would have to say, "God is our Provider!" They also learned that His provision was not based on their performance. After all, they did not conquer one square inch of the Promised Land during that time period."
"Praise God, It does not have to take forty years to acquire this attitude of heart, nor to live in this state of contentment. What is required to "enter into this rest?" The revelation that you are God’s own child! He is your Provider because He is your Father. His provision is not based on your performance. He will always provide for you based on the finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ when He paid the price for you to become a Spirit born child of God."
"You will never become a "son" who is also a "first class servant" [financially] until you "enter into THAT rest." You will always be more concerned with your own needs being met than with the needs of your Master being met. "Fear of lack" will always dictate that the money which comes your way should be used to meet your own needs first, or should be stored for possible future needs, rather than to meet the financial needs of God’s Kingdom. Said another way,"
"YOU ARE NOT FREE TO BECOME GOD'S SERVANT UNTIL YOU ARE "FULLY PERSUADED" YOU ARE HIS SON!"
"Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"
"I could give example after example of such men who are "called" to transfer wealth from the world system of mammon into the kingdom of God, but to date, are first having to learn that they are sons whose provision is not based on their performance. I do not mean for the reader to think that all of these men have had their daily needs met in a lavish way. On the contrary, it has been more of a "wilderness" experience of having "just barely enough."
"It has been very much like receiving just enough "manna" every day to keep the electricity turned on, to keep food in the house for the family, to fill up the gas tank in their automobile just one more time, and so forth. It has not been a pleasant "learning experience" for any of them. Just like the Israelites during their forty year journey in the wilderness, we would all prefer to have quail to eat and an abundance in our finances. But what was the lesson learned by Israel after forty years of such training? To a man, all of them would have to say, "God is our Provider!" They also learned that His provision was not based on their performance. After all, they did not conquer one square inch of the Promised Land during that time period."
"Praise God, It does not have to take forty years to acquire this attitude of heart, nor to live in this state of contentment. What is required to "enter into this rest?" The revelation that you are God’s own child! He is your Provider because He is your Father. His provision is not based on your performance. He will always provide for you based on the finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ when He paid the price for you to become a Spirit born child of God."
"You will never become a "son" who is also a "first class servant" [financially] until you "enter into THAT rest." You will always be more concerned with your own needs being met than with the needs of your Master being met. "Fear of lack" will always dictate that the money which comes your way should be used to meet your own needs first, or should be stored for possible future needs, rather than to meet the financial needs of God’s Kingdom. Said another way,"
"YOU ARE NOT FREE TO BECOME GOD'S SERVANT UNTIL YOU ARE "FULLY PERSUADED" YOU ARE HIS SON!"
