God Meets Our Needs

Today I read Genesis 30:37-31:44 and Matthew 15:18-16:7. My favorite verses are:

Genesis 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

God took care of Jacob in his business dealings with Laban. Jacob had promised to serve God, and he found God to be faithful in caring for him. God was watching over him and allowed him to return to his home a wealthy man rather than a pauper, cheated out of what was rightfully his. Jesus Christ responded to a foreign woman’s request in Matthew 15. He told her at first that He was sent to proclaim God’s kingdom to the children of Israel only; but because of this woman’s great faith, He honored her request and healed her daughter. Christ showed great compassion and faithfulness to the woman and her family just as God the Father did to Jacob and his family. He will do the same for us. If we come to God in faith, believing that He will meet our needs, HE WILL!