Overlooked blessings…spring rain
Psalm 145:15,16
4/29/20
Pastor John C. Berg
15 The eyes of all look eagerly to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 He opens his hand,
and he satisfies the desire of every living thing.
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 He opens his hand,
and he satisfies the desire of every living thing.
This is your daily devotion
for April 29th. Is food an
overlooked blessing for you? Maybe
not. Many of us routinely pray “O give
thanks unto the Lord, for he is good” before or after a meal. Then again, you may be like me and realize
you haven’t always appreciated the access you have to a tremendous variety of
food. I think many of you know that I
drink what a reasonable person would call an excessive amount Diet Coke. You can pour Diet Pepsi down the drain. Only Diet Coke. Actually I’m even more ridiculous than
that. What I really want is Coke Zero. Talk about first world problems, right?
Even during this time of disrupted
global supply chains I have had no problems getting my cola of choice. We are so blessed. We get a little silly with preferences in my
family. I try to eat Keto. A couple of us eat vegan, which is like the opposite
of Keto and then my son prefers an all candy diet. And still, we’ve been able to eat what and
how we prefer.
Is this going to change? They are disturbing reports about the unsafe
conditions in meat packing plants and how many have closed. Some experts say our choices in meat are
going to decrease and the costs will increase.
Will it be enough of a change to really affect our daily lives? Maybe, maybe not. Either way Psalms 145:15,16 is still true,
15 The eyes of
all look eagerly to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 He opens his hand,
and he satisfies the desire of every living thing.
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 He opens his hand,
and he satisfies the desire of every living thing.
What a blessing it is that we can trust God to
provide us with the food we need. I may
not be able to get Coke Zero or a nice ribeye, but God knows what I need and in
his love he will provide.
We pray: Dear God, our maker and provider, remind us
of how you bless us with food in abundance.
Bless our efforts to help those who have less than us. Amen.
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