Homilist Psalm 145:16 You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. : — How does the Almighty provide for His creatures? I. PERSONALLY. "Thou." The pseudosage ascribes the fruits of the earth to the elements and laws of Nature. But the Bible, which is true science, ascribes them to God. God has not left Nature, He is in it, the great Spirit in all the wheels of its machinery. There is a Personal God in personal action, in all Nature. II. EASILY. He has only to open His hand. There is no labour, no effort; simply "Thou openest Thine hand." How easily God rolls ponderous globes and massive systems through immensity! To communicate good to His creatures is easy work to Him. 1. It is agreeable to His heart. He has not to struggle as we often do against inner propensions and habit in order to show kindness. It is a gratification to His benevolence. 2. It is nothing to His power. It costs Him no effort; the whole universe arose at first by His word. III. ABUNDANTLY. "And satisfiest the desire of every living thing" — from the minutest to the largest, from the microscopic insect to the mighty archangel. (Homilist.) 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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