More About This Verse

MEANING

Need courage, strength, money, patience? When you put your faith and trust in Christ, God will meet all your needs. This doesn’t necessarily mean He’ll give you all your wants or desires, although God will often give blessings out of His great love. And God can bring your wants and desires in line with His will; His will is always for you and not against you.

This verse is a promise that God will never forsake those who seek Him. He will provide for our financial, physical, and spiritual needs. One special meaning in this verse also has to do with God’s desire to reward us for our hard work. When we are generous in our giving of finances, talents, and our time for God’s kingdom, God delights in being even more generous to us than we are to Him. We can’t out-give God!

In the original context of this verse, Paul—who was in prison at the writing of this letter—was thanking the Philippians for abundantly and generously providing for his needs. They helped him when no one else did. He was thankful, but he also reminds us that we should learn to be content in all situations, whether we have the bare minimum (only his basic needs met) or plenty, because we can rely on God, who will never let us down.

EXPLORE THIS PASSAGE MORE

We get the most out of each verse when we understand them in context. So, feel free to dig a little deeper into the meaning of this verse with these resources:

• The Message version says this verse this way:

“You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19, MSG).

• Read this chapter on Bible Gateway

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