Have you ever experienced God providing what you needed in an unexpected way? Were you surprised when God provided exactly what you needed? Have you ever been used by God to provide for someone else in an unexpected way?
God does some amazing things in some amazing ways! I have been witness to a few of those and perhaps you have been, too. Think about a time when you saw God do something amazing. Think about a time he used you to do something extraordinary for someone else.
I remember a time when God did something amazing through the church membership several years ago. A lady came into the church one Sunday morning and told the elders she needed help paying her mortgage. Her husband had been sick and unable to work for a few months. Her job was not enough to pay the bills and they had used up their savings.
At the end of the worship service, one of the elders went before the congregation. He simply stated a member in our midst needed help. He asked the congregation to contribute what was on their hearts. He prayed. The baskets were passed. The money was counted. The collection was exactly twenty dollars more than her mortgage.
God did something amazing through his church. The members had no idea who was in need. They had no idea what the need was. They trusted God. They gave as the Holy Spirit led them. God did the accounting and computation for them. He certainly works in mysterious ways.
God also provided for the Israelites while they roamed the desert. He sent quail to them in the evening after they complained of being hungry. He sent bread to them the following morning. They continued to receive the bread for forty years. God worked in a mystery way for them and continues to work on our behalf in mysterious ways today.
I pray we all learn to trust God. I pray we go to him with our needs and stop worrying about them. I pray each one of us also take our needs to the church, the body of Christ. Trust God. Take your needs to him. Leave them with him. Stop worrying. Know that God works in mysterious ways.
Exodus 16:13 In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
Marty Pressey 