"Answer The Need With What God Says" by Nancy Dufresne

Psalm 37:18 & 19 (KJV) reads, “The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”

    The NIV translation says, “The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever. In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.”

    The NLT translation reads, “Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever. They will not be disgraced in hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough.”

    Our inheritance (our blessings) from God is forever. As the above verses show us, our inheritance doesn’t fluctuate in evil times, in disaster, in hard times, or in times of famine (times of “not enough”). Our inheritance doesn’t fluctuate with the times. The inheritance that He has made ours belongs to us and works for us, no matter what circumstances surround us. Changing times or difficult times don’t alter our inheritance. We will not be left embarrassed or disgraced. 

    Psalm 107:2 instructs us, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy.” 

    Since we are redeemed, we have to say it, we have to talk it. We have to say that we are redeemed. Our redemption won’t work for us until we say so.

    We must add our faith to our inheritance; we must mix faith with what God says. Speaking is how we release the faith in our heart, and our faith is what activates the blessings that belong to us – we have to say so!

    In the evil times that show up, days when the enemy opposes us, we have to talk about our inheritance; we have to say that we have an inheritance! During a time of famine, we have to talk about our inheritance. We are not to talk lack, but we are to talk about our inheritance. When we are faced with a need, we must answer our need with what God says REPEATEDLY and CONSISTENTLY. We have to add our faith to the inheritance He provided by talking about our inheritance. 

    Say to your need what God says to you through His Word and by His Spirit. 

    What did God tell you about that home, about your business, or about other things? When it looks like it’s not going the right way, you have to remember what God said, hold to it, and answer the need with what God said to you. When it looks like there’s not enough, you have to tell that need what God said.

   We have an inheritance that lasts forever – our days and our future are to be full of inheritance, so let’s say so!