Tag Archives: God’s provision

May 2, 2013


2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. It is sad to realize that … Continue reading

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January 25, 2013


Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. The world conspires to rob us of peace. Japanese uses different terms for external peace and inner peace, and the term for … Continue reading

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December 2, 2012


Genesis 22:14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” This is a rightly famous verse from a rightly famous story. That … Continue reading

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August 28, 2012


Revelation 2:9, 10 “I know your afflictions and your poverty–yet you are rich! Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.” Jesus’ letter to the church in Smyrna has got to … Continue reading

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August 18, 2012


2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. In either English or Japanese this sentence gets pretty complicated, … Continue reading

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July 18, 2012


Philippians 4:11, 13, 19 I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I can do everything through him who gives me strength. And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Taken consecutively … Continue reading

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June 30, 2012


2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Of all the things God gives us, grace is probably the most important, because without grace, we couldn’t … Continue reading

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June 28, 2012


2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Virtually every heresy has some root … Continue reading

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April 21, 2012


Luke 15:31-32 ” `My son,’ the father said, `you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was … Continue reading

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March 17, 2012


Matthew 25:29 “For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.” This is another of those passages that seem terribly unfair from … Continue reading

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