Year 5, Day 235: Psalm 104

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Discipleship Focus: Provision

• Provision: God gives us what we truly need.  God knows our needs better than we can know them.  We learn to trust God to provide for us.

Psalm 104 initially reads very similar to Psalm 103.  They both initially begin with a call for the Lord to be blessed.  His power is absolutely amazing.  Yet there is a difference between Psalm 103 and Psalm 104.  Psalm 103 takes God’s greatness and reminds us of His grace.  Psalm 104 takes God’s greatness and reminds us of His provision.

Look at just what the psalm proclaims for us to be true about God’s provision.  First of all, God created this incredible world.  He created the moon and the seasons.  He created the sun and the darkness.  He created water and sustenance for our continued life.  He provided for our needs with respect to life.

However, God does more than this.  He didn’t just create a massive sandbox for us to live in.  He created things that bring joy into our heart.  He created things that make us glad.  He created things to strengthen us.  He created so that we might know His abundance.  He provides more for more than our needs, He provides for our satisfaction as well.

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