His Riches

I hear this portion of Scripture preached a lot: “My [Elohiym] will supply all your [my] need according to His riches in glory by [Mashiyach Yahoshua].” Ph. 4:19, KJV. I listen to it and wonder how many people miss the true meaning and only concentrate on the “riches”, expecting to become wealthy or financially secure? Oh yes, YaHVaH will supply us financially; however, there are two very important points that we miss.

The first one is the word “need.” What we feel we need may not be what YaHVaH knows we need. We may be saying we “need” a new car; and YaHVaH is sitting there saying “No, all you ‘need’ is a good-running car.” Yet even before that there is the priorities of the “needs.” Remember: YaHVaH is an Elohiym of priorities. He has given us numerous Scriptures of what His priorities – which should be ours – are concerning His kingdom. “Seek ye first the kingdom of [Elohiym] and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Mt. 6:33, KJV. “[Yahoshua] said unto him, Thou shalt love [YaHVaH] thy [Elohiym] with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.” Mt. 22:37-38.

As you can see, YaHVaH plainly points out HIS priorities – Him and His kingdom. Since He declares them as first and greatest, then this means that your first and greatest “need” is the kingdom of YaHVaH and to love (dedicate your life to) YaHVaH totally. If this “need” has not yet been fulfilled, then why do we run around here wanting YaHVaH to fulfill other needs, wondering why we have not already received them? Then there is the ever reality-making question, “Is what we need really a ‘need’ or just a want?” What I am trying to point out is this: Have we really sat down and found out what our priorities and our true need is before we start asking for YaHVaH to help us?

Now we come to point number two – His Riches. Do we really believe YaHVaH is going to run around here dumping money in our laps for the sheer fun of it? That money has to come from somewhere, and although YaHVaH can make money, gold, jewels, or anything else as easy as we boil water ( and I’m sure He does in some cases), that if the world was to be flooded with money, gold, jewels, and etc., that they would be of no value anymore. Scarcity of a product makes it valuable. YaHVaH’s ultimate plan is for everyone to be satisfied, not just one; and that means using other people to help with everybody’s finances. Hence the need for the whole economic situation in the first place.

Then we come to the most wonderful part – or at least I believe it is. YaHVaH’s riches include much more than money, gold, jewels, and etc. They include the things that are far more valuable and have no price tag or any monetary comparison. They are love, friendship, health, wisdom, patience, kindness, family, peace, and lots more that are exactly what Yahoshua taught about. That ties into the last words of the verse: “by [Mashiyach Yahoshua].” Because we are Believers, let’s concern ourselves with the riches Yahoshua taught first, and not worry ourselves so much over money.

His riches – Oh, how much more He has than we take time to realize! Besides what I have already mentioned, let’s look around and see the beauty of nature which is also His riches for our use: flowers that please the eyes, as well as the provision of food for the bees and reproduction of the plant; insects that do a wonderful job of handling a whole spectrum of needs, from sanitation to providing food for other animals; plants that not only make our land comfortable to see, walk in, and eat from, but also provide air that we breathe and protection from the wind; and stars, sun, clouds, etc. without which we would have no light, darkness, rain, cold, heat, and so on. Without these, the plants would not flower and bring forth fruit, the animals would not mate and bring forth young.

Now that I have brought up the stars (& planets), take a good look and really see the Glory and Power of YaHVaH! You might ask what do I mean? Genesis 1:1-30 says that YaHVaH said and made everything. In verse 31 it says “And Elohiym saw everything which He had made, and lo! it was very good.” ROSNV. So if YaHVaH saw that it was good, then He had to be happy with it. When you are happy with something, that is your Glory.

I pray this is a blessing to those who read it. As we all go along trying to read and understand the true meaning of the Scriptures, let us all remember that we truly are in lack of nothing if we concentrate on YaHVaH and His Kingdom.

So to end this up, we could read the original Scripture into this understanding, “My Elohiym will supply all your (my) need (our true needs by YaHVaH’s priority system) according to His riches (those that Yahoshua taught, nature, others in the Bible, and finally material items) in glory (creation itself) by Mashiyach Yahoshua (because of our belief and acceptance of Him as our Master and Savior in our life).” My translation of Ph. 4:19’s meaning.

First published 11-2001, © 1998, 2017 

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