“To You All Flesh Will Come” (Ps 65)

Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; and to You the vow shall be performed. O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come. (vs1-2)

God provides for us in the most special way, providing His Son an atonement for sin, and giving His Son to sinners in need, who have nothing to pay (vs1-3). He says, “Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them”. Elsewhere, we read, “And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both” (Luke 7:42). He provides GRACIOUSLY and generously, covering all sins, reconciling us to God, and earning grace. He who gave the Son will give us every good thing, so we don't have to worry, ever, about tomorrow or who will care for us. He says, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Rom 8:32).

We don't have to compromise to provide happiness for ourselves, not when He's promised the fruit of the Spirit and JOY amidst persecutions. You who see Him providing, rest your souls in His care. Pray to Him. Come to Him in trouble, and He will meet your needs.

If a man doesn't provide for his own house, he is an infidel and worse than an unbeliever, not providing for his believing mother or grandmother (1 Tim 5:3, 8). Will God do this? Will He create, and not care for His creation? Will He save and not care for His people? Fret not. He who rules the world and provides the wind, sun, and the rain, will also provide for you, not only now, but eternally. We have nothing to fear. We are not people with no hope; we have the GREATEST, most fulfilling, and the only real hope there is, Jesus Christ and God's grace in Him. He will delight Himself to care for you, so cast all your cares – troubles, anxieties, and fears – upon Him. (vs3)

Secondly, the provision of God is full (vs4-10). He says, “You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, for so You have prepared it. You water it's furrows abundantly, You settle its broken ground; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth”. He is not an empty stream, dry and dirty, barely moving, and insufficient for the task; He is a mighty river, always full, giving everything to the needy, and yet having more bounty and forever undiminished in His ability.

We don't have to be jealous of others, when you may have Christ and the Spirit yourself (Gen 26:14-16). I've seen churches prosper in the ministry, but why must we fear if our influence is small? It won't matter in a hundred years how big my church was, and the same God that gave grace to Spurgeon and Luther has PLENTY of grace, being rich in mercy, unto all that call upon Him. He says, “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him” (Rom 10:12). So, I don't have to fear or doubt, no need to envy or covet man's approval, not when God has all of the grace, all of the wealth, and all of the provision that I'll ever need.

Spurgeon said that when pondering the sufficiency of Christ's grace, he felt like a minnow, pondering if he could swallow the ocean! The very thought of God's greatness put him at rest, and let it do the same with you. You sinned yesterday, and He gave you peace and atonement. You sinned today, will grace and peace run empty? No, our God is a FULL river, with PLENTY of what you need, so that if everyone alive came to Him for grace, and we were all satisfied beyond our dreams, He'd still be rich in mercy, full of pity, and not lacking the ability to give, and give, and give!

Look at the heart of God: He GAVE His only begotten Son, the infinite God. Is it possible that He is lacking in generosity or ability to provide for you a job, a wife, a home, and everything that you need? There is no stinginess in God, and you'll never believe upon Him, only to have Him say, “Sorry. I'm empty. I have no more to give”.

I'm frustrated when “all you can eat” runs out, or “take all you need” is only for the first five visitors, and I'm number six. But, this WON'T happen with God. Whenever you need Christ, He is FULL of mercy, full of grace, and generously giving. He cares for us, just like He does for this planet, providing all that we need.

Peace and pleasure is the result of provision, so that God rejoices to give us joy by meeting our needs (vs11-13). He says, “You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance. They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered with grain; they shout for joy, that also sing”. Trust in Him, O you people. Give God your heart. We spend wasted time worrying and caring for ourselves. Sinners are perishing THINKING that God won't give them joy, so they slave for Satan. But, it isn't true: God is willing to give you Himself, and thereby joy in your Great Provider meeting your needs. I have to be happy, but it comes from God blessing me, rather than sin. Bless His name by TRUSTING in Him to put a smile on your face, to raise you again, and to make you happy in what He has done. He is good and gracious, giving and just. He is the One that finds it more blessed to GIVE than to receive.