Year 8, Day 235: Psalm 104

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Psalm 104 is a fascinating psalm f praise.  The reason that I find it fascinating is because it points to one of the underlying reasons to trust God.  This psalm is about His ability to provide.  It is one thin to create.  It is another to sustain what one has created.  God can do both.

Let’s start with creation.  How many times does the psalm speak about the rain coming to sustain the plants?  How many times does the psalm speak about the plants satisfying the animals for food and shelter?  The psalm speaks about the rain nourishing the animals within creation, too.  God can provide for our most basic needs.

God does more than that, though.  This psalm speaks about God nourishing the crops so that human beings can cultivate it.  God cares about more than our most basic needs.  He cares about our mental health, too.  He allows us to have work.  He allows us to fill our days with purpose.  He cares about our physical and mental needs.

The psalm goes a bit deeper than this, actually.  God also put the moon above to mark the seasons.  In fact, He even gave the planet seasons so that we could learn to cycle life.  He wants us to understand seasons for resting, for planting, for tending, and for harvesting.  He knows that we have the psychological need to seasons and cycles in life.

Indeed!  How manifold are God’s works.  Look at the depth of His plans.  Look at the many levels that God comes to us and provides.  He is the answer to every need we have.

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