We All Look To You (Psalm 104:24-30.) Mission Blessings
All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. Psalm 104:24-30. 24 How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. 25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small. 26 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. 27 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. 29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. 30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. Today’s title is “We All Look To You” We all work hard to make our own living. That’s great. The Bible views human labor as necessary and good. It even says, “If you don’t want to work, then don’t eat either.” So we have to work to be worthy of eating and living. But we should bear in mind that the hard work in itself does not guarantee our livelihood. Labor is only a part of the process of gaining our livelihood. As a matter of fact, many people are willing to work hard, but they don’t have opportunities to do that. What I am saying is that our livelihood fundamentally comes from God although we have to do our parts in it. In short, without God’s work for us, our work can’t produce anything. We get not only our life from God but also our livelihood. Versed 27-28 sum up God’s provision for us so beautifully. “ All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. Certainly we humans are one of all creatures that look to God for food at the proper time. Unless God opens His hand for us, our work avails nothing. But when He gives it to us, we can gather it up. On the other hand, when God hides His face from us, we are terrified. We see one of the great biblical examples in the Lord’s miracle of feeding five thousand in the wilderness. Jesus knew that the crowd was hungry at the time. Disciple told Him that there was nothing much they could do. But the Lord was resolute to provide for their needs. Disciples brought the two fishes and five loaves of bread. That wasn’t really much for the crowd of five thousand. But He provides more than enough for the crowd out of it. I believe the miracle of feeding five thousand shows the compassionate heart of God. He knows our deep spiritual and physical needs more than anyone else including ourselves. He is eager to provide for us. He is more than able to do it in any circumstance. The two fishes and five loaves of bread only signify our trust in Him. He does it all. Not only He provides for us but He also sustains our life by His breath. He renews our life by His Spirit. I am so glad that I am in His hands in life and in death. I trust to Him all that I am. How about you? Are you in His loving and faithful hands? Are you looking to Him for spiritual and physical food?
All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. Psalm 104:24-30. 24 How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. 25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small. 26 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. 27 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. 29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. 30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. Today’s title is “We All Look To You” We all work hard to make our own living. That’s great. The Bible views human labor as necessary and good. It even says, “If you don’t want to work, then don’t eat either.” So we have to work to be worthy of eating and living. But we should bear in mind that the hard work in itself does not guarantee our livelihood. Labor is only a part of the process of gaining our livelihood. As a matter of fact, many people are willing to work hard, but they don’t have opportunities to do that. What I am saying is that our livelihood fundamentally comes from God although we have to do our parts in it. In short, without God’s work for us, our work can’t produce anything. We get not only our life from God but also our livelihood. Versed 27-28 sum up God’s provision for us so beautifully. “ All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. Certainly we humans are one of all creatures that look to God for food at the proper time. Unless God opens His hand for us, our work avails nothing. But when He gives it to us, we can gather it up. On the other hand, when God hides His face from us, we are terrified. We see one of the great biblical examples in the Lord’s miracle of feeding five thousand in the wilderness. Jesus knew that the crowd was hungry at the time. Disciple told Him that there was nothing much they could do. But the Lord was resolute to provide for their needs. Disciples brought the two fishes and five loaves of bread. That wasn’t really much for the crowd of five thousand. But He provides more than enough for the crowd out of it. I believe the miracle of feeding five thousand shows the compassionate heart of God. He knows our deep spiritual and physical needs more than anyone else including ourselves. He is eager to provide for us. He is more than able to do it in any circumstance. The two fishes and five loaves of bread only signify our trust in Him. He does it all. Not only He provides for us but He also sustains our life by His breath. He renews our life by His Spirit. I am so glad that I am in His hands in life and in death. I trust to Him all that I am. How about you? Are you in His loving and faithful hands? Are you looking to Him for spiritual and physical food?