And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

 

Why would you ever want to sell something for less than it’s worth?

 

After decades of living on a beautiful piece of property with a welcoming home and a barn, it was time for John and Jan to move. They listed the property for sale and began to pray about the purchase offers that came in. Some were over asking price! “This has always been God’s property,” Jan explained. “We really want another follower of Jesus to use the property to bless others.”

Then they received an offer from a family who cared for foster children and wanted to use the barn for their church’s youth activities. But their purchase offer was less than the asking price. A lot less. In no economic system on earth did this lower offer make sense. But John and Jan took that offer. Why?

“This makes sense in God’s economy,” they explained. John and Jan had lived simply all their lives and yet, they said, “We don’t need the money.” They took God seriously when they read in His book, the Bible, where it says that He “will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).

They had also lived generously, experiencing the blessings of living their lives following Jesus. The Bible book of 2 Corinthians explains the why behind those blessings God gives. It says, “And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others” (2 Corinthians 9:8). “In God’s economy,” Jan reminds all of us, “We can trust Him to supply all that we need, in ways only He can.”

Have you experienced the unusual richness of God’s economy in your life?