Article October 1, 1955 Issue

GOD—THE SOURCE OF SUPPLY

FREDERIC E. EARLE

Christ Jesus proved that God is the only true source of supply. He knew that in real being false conditions of lack have neither power nor reality. Our Master, who fed the multitudes, said (John 14:10), "The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works." Does such a statement give us an excuse for laziness in demonstrating supply? Is it a "do nothing" policy? Certainly not. In our human experience there is often much activity and striving needed in order to find, know, and obey God.

Much of our education has taught us to believe that success and supply are the products of the human mind, of will power, and of our own labor. Christian Science teaches us to give up reliance on self and to rely on God's power, to know that this power is ever manifested through man. Thus supply, happiness, health, are free gifts, the reflections of Love, which is God, the only power.

The materialist thinks of supply in terms of matter: money, merchandise, food—all of which are the products of labor. Such supply is not a continuous flow; it is measurable within quantitative limits. It might be said to be packaged and timed. A familiar example is the pay check.

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