The Father Knows Our Needs

The Father Knows Our Needs

It is clear how Jesus Christ presented the issue of our relationship with money and material things.

He said we shouldn't lay up treasure here on the earth.
Matthew 6
19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:


He said we should not make money and material things the objects of anxieties and worries.
Matthew 6
31. Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32. (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.


He spoke of the danger of the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches to the spiritual life.
Matthew 13
22. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.


He said it is difficult for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 10
23. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24. And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

He spoke about a rich man whose farm yielded heavily but was not rich towards God.
[My Offline Bible] Luke 12
15. And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

20. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21. So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

He spoke about how mammon could become the object of our worship and service in the place of God.
Luke 16
13. No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14. And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

In fact, at a point He said the rich had received their consolation...
 Luke 6
24. But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Now, it'll do a Christian commentator a lot of good if such studies these passages in context.

But that's not the whole story, even though it sounds as if being rich is negatively presented. We also saw that certain people of substance and wealth served Him and supported His ministry...

When his disciples asked what would happen to them who had given all. And how possible is it for anyone to be saved using that measure. He said this...

Mark  10
26. And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 27. And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. 28. Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30. But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 31. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

Notice, He said, we'll receive mothers too... Meaning, we should be careful taking the words totally litotally but He sure gave some promises there.

But then, does it mean God wants us poor? No, He only doesn't want us to be covetous nor replace God with money in our lives. He knows we have need of things He had created for us. Jesus Christ said that twice in Matthew chapter six alone, it seems He really wants us to be convinced of that fact.


Matthew 6
8. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 32. (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

The Father knows we need those things unbelievers set as their objects of pursuit worship and devotion, while we seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness first and He would add them to us as we seek the kingdom.

So, it is possible for us to have our land yield bountifully but we must be careful to be rich towards God.
We must be careful not to serve money or to worship it, no matter how much we need it.
We must be careful not to allow the cares of this world to control our lives. We must be careful not to be deceived by riches. We must know that the Father Knows we have need of the things of this life and we should be expectant that He will add them to us if we continue in faith in Him. We must not be covetous, selfish or greedy. We must learn to give to the poor and to the cause of Christ and His gospel and lay up our treasures in heaven and not here.

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