The God Who Provides

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Before sunrise, George Washington Carver would slip into the woods to pray, then walk into his tiny Tuskegee lab and hold a peanut in his hand.

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The south soil was worn out from cotton. Families were struggling, and his prayer was simple. Lord, show me how to help. He began asking God for ideas and practical answers that could bless poor farmers. It was just one scientist and one prayer and one little peanut. Could God really provide what a whole region needed through something that small?

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Welcome to Daily Devotions for Busy Lives. I am Bart Léger, and today we're talking about the God who provides, not just financially, but in every need you face. Maybe right now you're wondering how to make ends meet, or how to find wisdom for a situation that feels impossible.

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The truth is, God's provision often looks less like a windfall and more like daily bread.

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Enough grace and enough strength and enough direction for today.

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Genesis chapter 22, verse 14 says, Abraham named the place Yahweh-Jireh, or Jehovah-Jireh, which means, the Lord will provide. And Philippians 419 reminds us, And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. When Abraham stood on Mount Moriah, knife trembling in his hand, he didn't see the ram in the thicket yet.

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But God's provision was already climbing up the other side of the mountain. Abraham couldn't see it yet, where it was. But it was there. That's what provision often looks like in our lives.

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You know, we want the full picture, but God gives us enough for the next step. He provides wisdom when we need it, and the strength when we feel weak. He provides wisdom when we need it, strength when we feel weak, and people who come alongside us bright on time. I had a similar experience many years ago when I didn't have enough money to pay for my next semester in Bible college. It was the week before class began, and I didn't even have enough to pay to register.

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One night, I couldn't sleep, and I got up in the middle of the night, went to the living room, And right there, in the dark, I lay flat on my face and cried out to God. I let him know I was willing, but if he wanted me to be there when class began, he would have to supply. Empty but at peace, I got up, went back to bed, and slept soundly until morning. The mail ran at its normal time. On the way back from the mailbox, I noticed the return address on one of one of the envelopes. It was from a church friend back home. Inside was a letter and a check. The friend said the Lord had laid it on his heart to send the money to help pay my tuition. That check was already on its way when I was on my face in prayer, and you guessed it, it was enough to pay for the entire semester, plus books the Lord provides. That one seemed to fall from the sky. But other times, God provided a way for me to make a little extra with a side job, and it was enough to meet the needs for that day or that week. Carver's story reminds me that God's answers don't always fall from the sky.

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They often come through our hands. His ideas become solutions that fed families in restored fields. For you, his provision might come in the form of a conversation, an idea, or the courage to take one small step of obedience. The Lord isn't stingy with his care. He's simply personal. He provides what you need when you need it, not too early and not too late.

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That's exactly what George Washington Carver discovered. As he prayed and worked, ideas began to flow. He developed dozens of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes. He taught farmers how to restore their land and published simple guides to share what he'd learned. The miracle wasn't in the peanut. It was in the prayer. God provided through creativity and insight and through small answers that added up to transformation.

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Today, take one area where you're worried or you're lacking and say, "Lord, show me how to trust you here." Then watch for his fingerprints. It might be an idea or a phone call or maybe a simple moment of clarity.

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Provision is already climbing up the other side of your mountain.

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Lord, you are Jehovah-Jireh, the God who provides. Thank you for meeting needs we can't even see yet. Give us faith to trust you with the timing in the eyes to recognize your daily grace. Help us rest in the truth that you're always working for our good. In Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Thanks for joining me today on Daily Devotions for Busy Lives.

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Remember, God's provision might not come all at once, but it always comes right on time. Come back next time for more encouragement to help you live grounded in God's truth. Until then, God bless and have a great day.