I Give You

 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Here again, see our loving Creator bestow onto mankind that which he created, to supply him with all that he needs – every kind of plant and fruit for food – all that we need he freely gives.

God breathed life into the plants on the earth and he told mankind to eat it.  God entrusted his creation with those made in his image. 

In Matthew, we read another message from Jesus, God’s son, telling us not to worry about food and drink – because God knows we need both. He reminds us again that he will provide when we seek Him first.

What a mess man has made of this perfect world God created.  God didn’t mess it up, man did.  And now we live on a planet with poisonous plants, we spray pesticides to ward off the evil of the insects that destroy the plants, and we live in fear that we won’t ever have enough to sustain us and our families.

God created this awesome world, with His sovereign plan for harmony, provision, and His presence, where mankind would dwell with him and have all things under his feet.  And we know that sin messed up that pretty picture of life on planet earth.

But thanks be to Jesus, our savior, who freely gave his life for us that we now can live among the fallen earth and in the middle of the fearful cities and right out in the open where the wolves prowl, and not fear. Because he is with us, he comforts us, he leads us, and he provides for us cool drinks by a calm stream…until the day all is made new again.