Article January 27, 1951 Issue

EVER-PRESENT SUPPLY

ELLA H. HAY

Abundance is characteristic of our heavenly Father, God; it is the necessity of His allness. Said the Psalmist (Ps. 24:1), "The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof" Since man has by reflection all that is good, his supply is present now. Man, created by God in His image and likeness, is—not eventually shall be—abundantly supplied with all good.

The tendency to localize supply and thus delay its demonstration was rebuked by Christ Jesus. On one memorable occasion a crowd of people had followed him to a desert place to hear precious words of truth, and they were long without food. The disciples suggested that the people be sent to nearby villages to buy food. But Jesus said, "They need not depart." And he added, "Give ye them to eat" (Matt. 14: 16). He never based his reasoning on matter and its so-called laws. He well knew that the evidence of food was small, a few loaves and fishes. But he understood Spirit as substance, and this understanding enabled him to multiply the loaves and fishes so that all could eat. It was not necessary for the multitude to depart or to await the bringing of food. The clear view which the Master held of the affluence of good and the naturalness of plenty destroyed the evidence of lack and limitation.

We may be tempted to believe that another time or a different place is a prerequisite of our supply. The change needed is a change in our base of thought from matter to Spirit. Ignorance of spiritual bounty hides true riches, while understanding of the true nature of God and man reveals the affluence of good, which is the heritage of the children of God. Spiritual understanding of God, gained from the study of Christian Science, constitutes riches. Love of material riches shows poverty of thought. Why let the mist of materiality hide from us our ever-present supply?

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