“This is what the Lord says to his anointed,
    to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of
to subdue nations before him
    and to strip kings of their armour,
to open doors before him
    so that gates will not be shut:
2 I will go before you
    and will level the mountains;
I will break down gates of bronze
    and cut through bars of iron.
3 I will give you hidden treasures,
    riches stored in secret places,
so that you may know that I am the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

Apparently, as conqueror of Croesus and Babylon, Cyrus was to acquire incalculable wealth.

I often think about Hudson Taylor’s famous dictum: “Depend on it. God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.”

I discovered that he went on to say:

”He is too wise a God to frustrate His purposes for lack of funds, and He can just as easily supply them ahead of time as afterwards, and He much prefers doing so.” Hudson Taylor.

Verse 3a points to God’s provision. I am not wanting to suggest that you can have all your selfish, materialistic desires satisfied. But, if God calls you to be somewhere, and to do a particular thing, He will provide for you to be able to do His will. Depend on it! God knows where all the hidden wealth is, and He can get it to you just when you need it. You may find yourself surprised – shocked even – at His bounty.

Chuck Smith said it well: ‘Where God guides, God provides.’