KFLCC Kingdom Economics

F INANCIAL S ECURITY IN THE L AST D AYS

transition, there were specific needs—food, water, warmth from the cold nights, protection from serpents, and health care needs in this dry, desolate desert. It required total trust in the Almighty with the belief that supernatural provision would be provided from the beginning to the end of the journey. The Body of Christ (and the world) has entered a time identified prophetically as the time of the end (Dan. 8:17; 12:4, 9), the last days (2 Tim. 3:1; 2 Pet. 3:3), and the latter times (1 Tim. 4:1). These terms identify the seasons prior to the initiation of the Great Tribulation (Matt. 24:21) and the return of the Messiah to rule and reign on earth for a thousand years (Rev. 20:4). During the days prior to the great departure of the overcoming saints (Revelation chapters 2 3) to heaven, there will be times of spiritual, social, moral and economic upheavals. During these difficult times, believers must understand the promises of God and how God can and will use whatever means necessary to provide for the needs of His covenant people. As we saw in the case of the ancient Hebrew nation, God provided from a very unusual source. He provided the weapons of the very enemies who intended to slay the Israelites at the Red Sea! The Atheist and the Groceries Long before the days of air conditioning, people kept the windows of their homes opened in the summer. One day a precious elderly Christian woman was praying very loud, petitioning God for food, as she had no money for groceries and her kitchen cupboards were bare. Near her home lived an atheist who overheard her bold conversation with God. The man plotted a strategy. He would purchase groceries and give them to the woman to demonstrate that he—not God —provided for her. Not long after the woman prayed, she heard a knock on her door. There stood the atheist with bags of groceries. The elderly woman raised her hands and began to shout, “Thank you Lord! Thank you Jesus! Oh, praise God!” The atheist replied, “God had nothing to do with this. I am the one who bought the groceries and not God, because there is no God! I heard you praying and wanted to prove to you that man and not God does these things.” The woman stopped, thought for a moment and began rejoicing again, shouting, “God did provide, and He made the devil pay for it!” Atheists are the adversaries of Biblical truth; yet no unbelief can prevent God from fulfilling His promises for those who will believe. When we are in covenant with God, then

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