GENESIS 8:20-22
- This new month, the Lord is leading us as expressed in His words Genesis 8:22 “While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
Aim:
- To understand that God is capable of satisfying our needs consistently.
- To appreciate the different season are creation of the God Almighty and He control them (Gen. 1:14; Col.1:16-17).
EXPLORING THE GOD OF SUSTAINED SATISFACTION
- God is very much interested in our survival, (Jeremiah 29:11) and He has put in place for us (His children) survival strategies (Isaiah 43:1-2) to weather through all the global storms, yet we shall come out strong and better- SATISFACTION.
- God that gives us existence and sustains us- Everything will do as children of God should point to God, because through Him will exist and in Him we do all things- Acts 17:24-28
- God gets time and season in His hands and are meant for our thriving and satisfaction- Daniel 2: 20-21a; Psalm 74:16-17; 145:16-17; Amos 5:8
- God who does unfathomable wonders- Job 5:8-10
- God who cares for the earth and His own round the year- Psalm 65:8-11; Matt.10:29-30
- God of unbroken covenant- Gen 8:22; Jer. 33:20; Psalm 89:34
EXPLORING THE TESTIMONY OF DIVINE SATISFACTION
- Testimony of God’s provision round the clock- Acts 14:16-18; Deut. 11;12,14-15
- Testimony of God’s provision in due season – Lev. 26:4-5; Jer. 5:24
- Testimony of sustenance in the wilderness- Neh. 9:20-21; Exodus 16:16-17
- Testimony of sustained supply- 1 Kings 7:8-16 (widow of Zarephath); 1 Kings 17:4-6; 7-9 (Elijah in the season of drought); Psalm 37:18-19
EXPLORING THE ATTRIBUTE OF CONNECTING TO GOD’S PROVISION OF SATISFACTION
Only correct attitude can receive from God.
- Maintain the life of obedience to God and His instructions- Gen.8:15-18; 1 Kings 17:2,5;15; Gen 22:14
- Maintain the life of communion and communication with God- Gen.8:20
- Maintain the life of offering and sacrifice- Gen. 8:20b-21; Luke 6:38; Prov.11:25-26; Gen.22:15-18
Conclusion
God who controls all seasons is able to satisfy everyone of us when we get to know Him more and more and we display right attribute towards receiving from Him.