God has already given all you need!

“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” (2 Peter 1:3-4 NIV)

It’s a done deal

The passage above says two times that He “has given us” everything we need. And notice that It is written in past tense. That’s because it's already done, and very importantly it says you “may participate” in what He has given and tells how: through knowledge. There’s an often quoted axiom, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” But that’s wrong! What you don’t know can and will hurt you!

How many of God’s promises do you know and apply?

Many believers are struggling because they don't know the many thousands of promises in the Word of God, there to cover every possible need or problem. But, if you don’t know them, you can’t benefit from them. One of the devil's tactics is to distract God's children from knowing them.

The millionaire who died under a bridge!

I heard a story about a man found dead under a bridge in a major city who had died of starvation and exposure. When they ran his fingerprints to see who he was, they discovered that his family had been searching for him because he had inherited an estate worth millions of dollars; unfortunately, he died without knowing he was a millionaire.

In a similar way

Many Christians suffer lack unnecessarily through their ignorance of how wealthy they actually are as God’s children, by not looking for, finding, and applying by faith the many promises He has placed in His Word to supply their every need. 

“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.” (Phil. 4:19 NLT)

Therefore

“But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.” (James 1:25)