Daily Devotionals
Daily Devotional: Psalms 65:9-13
Ps 65:9-13
9 You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it. 10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops. 11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. 12 The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness. 13 The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
Acts 14:15-17
15 “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. 16 In the past, he let all nations go their own way. 17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”
Having lived most of my life in an area where the major portion of the economy is agriculture, it is easy to see how important it is to get rain. God demonstrates his existence not only in his creation but by his sustaining power as well. The best and the wisest farmers know that after they have done their best, the crop results depend on the weather more than anything else. God provides all we have to enjoy so we serve him joyfully and give him thanks for all things.
An investment banker on Wall Street was asked what he considered the most important factor in the economy. His reply was how much rain we get, where we get it and when it comes. Even the parts of our lives in the big cities that seem to be separate from agriculture are ultimately dependent upon the rain that comes from God. So regardless of where we live, we owe all we have to God.
He shows his love for us in many ways. The greatest show of his love is not in the rain or other physical things. He demonstrated his love for us in that while we were yet sinners, he sent his Son to die for our sin so we can live with him forever.
Heavenly Father, thank you for the rain we get that sustains us and gives us food to eat. Thank you for the sunshine that brightens our days and helps provide for our lives. We praise you for the springtime that cheers our lives, for the summers that allow things to grow, for the beauty of the autumn as the trees change their colors and for the winter when things rest to begin again. We praise you for each season of our lives and ask you to help us use what you have given us to your glory, regardless of our age. In the name of Jesus my Lord I pray.
Robert
