Psalm 145:16 You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. : — A man who engaged a passage on a coasting steamer was in straitened circumstances, and had but a small sum left when his ticket was paid for. Part of this he invested in bread and cheese, thinking the cabin fare too expensive for his limited means. After a while his bread tasted fiat and stale, and his cheese became hard and mouldy. To aggravate matters, he was obliged, three times a day, to inhale the odours from the cook's galley, and the delicious aromas drove him almost frantic. Finally, when within a day's sail from the port of destination, he grew desperate. Seeing the steward bearing a huge platter with a turkey, he waylaid him at the entrance of the dining-saloon, and said: "See here, I haven't much money, but I have stood this thing as long as I can. How much will a dinner like that cost? Cost!" exclaimed the steward; "why, man, it don't cost you anything, it's all paid for in your passage." Our God has made abundant provision for our welfare on the journey heavenward. We do not need to live on dry bread and mouldy cheese. He sets a rich table for all who trust Him. Christ's command is: Eat and be filled. Parallel Verses KJV: Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.WEB: You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. |
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