And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19 ESV)
Contentment and Hope
At breakfast, I worry about bacon. The bacon on the plate never looks like it will be enough to satisfy everyone. Particularly me.
But it usually is.
God does not promise in this verse to give me all the bacon I want. Even better, He promises that I will have every need satisfied. We might quibble about exact items on that list, but God knows what we actually need. And He promises us that we will not be in want. (Psalm 23:1)
And thus we will be content.
Contentment is not found in physical things. Rather, contentment is found in our understanding of God’s distribution of those things. When we trust that God has given us what we have, because He knows what we need, we can be satisfied.
If we are not commonly content, this verse assures us that we will be. He will supply our needs, and contentment will be born. We will realize that God really IS good, and contentment will be born. We will focus more on what we have than on what we lack, and contentment will be born.
Take the hope God grants us.