God Can Provide Through Any Faucet

In Deuteronomy 8:18 it says, “But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.” (NIV)

The Bible teaches that God is the source of our finances. He is the one who provides for our needs.

Deuteronomy 8:18 says, “But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today” (NIV).

So what does that mean for my everyday life? It means that instead of looking to my employer for financial security, I look to God. It means that instead of looking to my savings account for financial security, I look to God. It means that I don’t look to anyone or anything other than God to provide for my needs.

When I turn on the water, I know the water doesn’t actually come from the faucet. The water comes through the faucet. The water actually comes from a reservoir or a well, and the way I happen to receive it is through the faucet.

In the same way, the income that God wants to give me may come through a job or through something or someone else.

But the source is always God.

I don’t need to worry about which faucet God uses to supply my needs. In a sense he says, “If I turn off one faucet, I can just as easily turn on another. If I lose one job, he can give me another. My job isn’t my source, nor is my bank account. God says he is my source.”

Worry reveals the places where I’m not trusting God. I need to ask God to help me understand what causes me not to trust him, and then ask him to teach me to start trusting him. Look for how he does that.

And when I start to worry, talk to God about my concerns.

In summary, remember that the Lord is the one who gives me the ability to produce wealth. He is the one who gives me the power to be successful. God is the source, the one who provides for my needs. I don't need to look at anyone or anything else. I won't need to worry about which faucet God uses to supply my needs. Any worry I have only reveals the place where I'm not trusting in God.