Psalms 104:27-30
These all look to you,
to give them their food in due season.
When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.
When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
Truth: God is the supplier and sustainer of all things.
The above truth is very similar to what Paul wrote the Colossians in his letter:
Colossians 1:15-17
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
In both these passages we see the sustaining power of God. Not only did God create all things, but it is by His voice He holds all things together. The word, "These" at the beginning of these verses refers back to all the things the writer previously stated that God created and sustains. The animals, the oceans, the heavens and even man's work are all mentioned and therefore included in this term "these." All these things "look to" God for food. God simply opens His hands and we have "good things." God can "take away their breath" and their life is ended. God can take away all that is, and then, through His Spirit, create all new again. God is the sustainer and supplier of all we need or could ever want. This passage is what makes jealous, envy and want an act of sin. God gives us exactly what He wants us to have. He never supplies anything less. He never supplies anything more. God gives us exactly what He wants to both endure (through strength in His Son) and what He wants us to enjoy (again, through strength in His Son). We ought not to look at our lives in want of something. We ought not look at our lives in jealousy of what others have. We ought not look at our lives in the desire for more. God knows what we need, can handle and gives us blessings accordingly.
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