APR 12

Psalm 34:1-10
Memorise Psalm 34:10
"...they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing"

Our God is a good God. When we seek Him, He promises in Psalm 34:10 “The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.” The young lions that depend on their parents for food may sometimes be let down by them and go hungry though lions are amongst the most powerful of beasts. But our Almighty Heavenly Father promises us who seek Him that He is always able to provide, and that all things will work out for our good. Note the use of the covenantal term LORD: He will provide because we are His very own children, and what He has promised to do, He will do it, and we simply need to have faith in Him. Note also that He does not say we will never go hungry or never be poor, but He may allow this for our good: for example, some missionaries in Africa may sometimes suffer from famine, but they rejoice, because as a result of seeking Him, they are where God wants them to be, and great will be their reward in heaven for their labour. “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Corinthians 4:17).

Alexander Peden told of a poor widow woman, when soldiers came to plunder her house, telling her they would take all she had: “We will leave thee nothing, either to put in thee, or on thee.” She replied: “I care not, I will not want as long as God is in the heavens.”

When we are in God’s will, relying on Him for all our needs, that is the best place to be, for who can better take care of us than God can? Therefore, dear teen, seek God, and claim His promise that “no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11b). When we are walking in the will of God, we can rest in the comfort of His loving care for us, for we know that He will never leave us nor forsake us.

Thought: Do I believe that God is able to provide for all I need?
Prayer: That I may learn that being in Your will is the best!