"Therefore, do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you."
I was reading the above passage last night, as a devotion (from Matthew 6: 31-33), and I started thinking... God promises to give us food and clothing, so why are so many of His people hungry and abused? It just doesn't make sense that He would promise this, and not follow through. Again, in Philippians 4:19, He promises to supply our every need... So why are there starving people in the world?
But Paul says in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10: "But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
God's grace is SUFFICIENT for us... HE then, in essence, is all that we will ever need. His grace is described as food, and as a fountain of life, and even as clothing (the armor of God). He is ALL that we need, or ever will need. And He is always there, to listen and supply what He deems as best for us. So if we seek Him first, He will supply ALL our needs, which is Christ.
