Philippians 4:19

“And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus”

“My God”: God is the source. “Shall supply every need of yours”: “They may rest assured, says Paul, that what they have given to God will be amply repaid by him from the limitless resources of His riches” (Bruce p. 155). “Every need”: Not every selfish wish. “According to His riches in glory”: “Out of the greatness of His wealth” (TCNT). “His glorious riches” (Con). “In keeping with His glory” (Jackson p. 89). “In Christ Jesus”: The non-Christian or the unfaithful Christian does not have any right to expect God to meet their needs (James 1:7 “For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord”). Compare with Colossians 2:9 and Ephesians 1:3.

“Not only Paul, but also the Philippians have their needs” (Muller p. 152). Paul always remembers the hardships and difficulties of his brethren. “Since God's wealth is limitless, it is therefore impossible to exhaust it by all needs combined” (Hawthorne p. 208). As in other passages, this one also teaches that God will care for His people (Matthew 6:33; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Hebrews 13:5). It also reinforces the principle of sowing and reaping (Galatians 6:7). The "needs" in this passage could be physical, spiritual, or both, because Paul had found both to be true. God had supplied what was necessary for his spiritual needs (2 Peter 1:3; Ephesians 1:3) and his physical needs (2 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Peter 4:18). God had not forgotten Paul in times of hardship and distress (2 Timothy 4:17). He is sure that his God would do the same for these faithful brethren. It is sad to see Christians fall away from the faith, because they are looking to 'have their needs met'. The honest truth is, when you give up God, you give up any chance of having your real needs ever met! Some of these "needs" will finally be supplied in eternity (Revelation 21:4). “The rewarding will not be merely from His wealth, but also in. manner that befits His wealth--on. scale worthy of His wealth” (Hawthorne p. 208).