Presence and Provision

Salt & pepper.  Ketchup & mustard.  Milk & cookies.  Chips & dip.  Cheese & crackers. Some things just aren't complete without its partner. They are otherwise inseparable!

So it is with God presence and provision.  In  Matthew 28:20 He promised "and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."   God revealed Himself to Abraham as Yaweh Yireh, The Lord Will Provide, as God provided the ram for sacrifice instead of Isaac in the Land of Moriah (Genesis 22).  Part of His fulfilling the promise of presence, God knows all our needs and sees that they are completely and perfectly met.  With His Presence comes divine provision.  There is no reason for anxious thoughts because He knows ahead of time and goes before every moment of our lives.  His Presence brings not only physical and material needs but satisfies all emotional and spiritual thirsts.  What a wonderfully comforting combination -- Presence and Provision.