God is Your Provider
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“You prepare a table before me.” Psalm 23:5
Next time you sit down at your table to eat a delicious meal, stop and think about all the people it took to make it possible. A farmer grew it or raised it; a food processing company prepared and packaged it; a trucking company shipped it; a grocery store sold it; then someone paid the price to buy it, cook it, and set it before you to eat. There are many links in this chain, but the first link is God. He made the soil, the seeds, and the livestock. Without Him, you would go hungry. That’s why each time you come to your dining table, it’s proper to “say grace,” or offer thanks to Him. When someone sets food for your enjoyment and nourishment in front of you, common courtesy alone should require that you respond by saying, “Thank you.” Here is a memo from heaven: “Everything you have came from me. Signed: God.” (See James 1:17). Perhaps you’re thinking, “But I worked hard for what I have.” Then you are to be commended for your work ethic and your effort. But that’s not the end of the story; here is the rest of it: “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,” (1 Timothy 6:17-18). When God says be “ready to give, willing to share,” He is simply saying, “Just as I have been the provider of all your blessings, now go out and share those blessings with others.”
PRAYER: Dear God, help me to see the blessings you have given me and identify the ways in which I can share those blessings to the glory of Your Holy Name. In Jesus’ Name. AMEN.
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