1. The first law: He is God, we are not! The second law: God doesn’t need us, but we desperately need Him. The third law: What God demands, He supplies! The Way It Is:

2. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies! Genesis 22:14– Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, “In the mount of the Lord it will be provided.

3. I. Old Testament Illustration A. A clear picture of the death of Christ on the cross: 1. Abraham represents God 2. Isaac represents Christ 3. Wood represents the cross The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

4. I. Old Testament Illustration A. A clear picture of the death of Christ on the cross. B. A summary of the story 1. God saw everything. 2. God demanded. 3. God provided. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

5. I. Old Testament Illustration C. What God wanted all along was not the death of Abraham’s son, but Abraham’s unquestioned obedience. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

6. I. Old Testament Illustration D. Why this way? 1. For Abraham to demonstrate his faith. 2. For God to demonstrate His grace. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

7. II. New Testament Illustration Philippians 4:19 – “And my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

8. II. New Testament Illustration Philippians 4:19 – Three things 1. The source of the supply – my God 2. The scope of the supply – ALL a. financial c. spiritual b. physical The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

9. II. New Testament Illustration Philippians 4:19 – Three things 3. The standard of the supply. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

10. III. New Testament Principles A. God is aware of our needs. Matthew 6:8 B. God attends to our needs I Peter 5:7 C. God is able to meet our needs. Ephesians 3:20 The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

11. III. New Testament Principles Ephesians 3:20 He is able! He is able to do! He is able to do exceeding abundantly! He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think!

12. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies! III. New Testament Principles Ephesians 3:20 A lmighty— B oundless— L imitless— E verlasting Power

13. III. New Testament Perspective A. God demanded perfection: We couldn’t meet the standard, so God sent His Son, who was perfection in our place. B. God demanded payment for sin: We couldn’t make the payment, so God sent His Son, who paid the price for our sin. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

14. IV. New Testament Perspective C. God demanded righteousness: All we had to offer were the filthy rags of self- righteousness, so God sent His Son and gave us His righteousness.

15. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies! IV. New Testament Perspective D. God demanded a bloody sacrifice for sin: We couldn’t meet that demand, so God sent His Son to shed His blood in our place.

16. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies! V. Biblical Provision A. Biblical provision is prophetic.

17. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies! V. Biblical Provision A. Biblical provision is prophetic. B. Biblical provision is productive. 1. It allows us to worship. 2. It allows us to give.

18. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies! V. Biblical Provision A. Biblical provision is prophetic. B. Biblical provision is productive. C. Biblical provision is perpetual.

19. The Bottom Line God knew we were dead in sin, so He sent Christ to give us life. God knew we were His enemies, so He sent Christ to make us friends. God knew we had no hope, so He sent Christ to give us the blessed hope. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!

20. The Bottom Line God knew we were poor, so He sent Christ to make us rich. God knew we were in bondage, so He sent Christ to make us free. What He demanded from us, He gave to us. What we needed, He provided. The Way It Is: What God demands, He supplies!