“The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is upright; He is […]
“O LORD, God of my salvation; I cry out day and night before you… For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.” Psalm 88:1,3 The opening of this psalm, this prayer, strikes me this morning. “O LORD, God of my salvation.” The writer begins with this statement of who […]
“Now [the disciples] had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat… And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, ‘Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not […]
“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Behold, I am about to rain down bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day… At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the […]
“And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need…And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have […]
“And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns…So Abraham called the name of that place, ‘The LORD will provide’; as it is said to this day, ‘On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.’” Genesis 22:13-14 “The LORD will […]
“The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.” Psalm 145:15 Our Lord gives us our food in due season. He gives us exactly what we need precisely when we need it. So He doesn’t send us our “food” early. We aren’t given storehouses of provisions to hoard […]
In Pleasant Places 