“All eyes look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.” (Psalm 145:15-16 CSB)
Devotional
When was the last time a sandwich made you want to worship? Probably not this week. Most of us eat while reading something, driving somewhere, or thinking about the next thing.
David saw it differently. He looks out at the whole living world and sees one huge table. “All eyes look to you.” The sparrow, the fox, the kid asking what’s for dinner. All of them depend on one pair of hands, whether they know it or not.
Think about the scale of that for a second. Right now, the God who keeps the galaxies in place is seeing to the next meal of creatures nobody has ever named. And the picture David uses is so simple: “You open your hand.” There’s no strain in that picture, only an open hand.
We know this doesn’t mean nobody goes hungry. There are real empty tables in this world, and God cares about every one of them. His generosity is still the deepest thing holding up everything we see. Every good thing on our plate today came from somewhere, and that somewhere has a name. Before the next bite, it might be worth looking up.
Reflection
I eat too many of my meals without a single thought of where they came from. I also notice what’s missing far faster than I notice what’s there. Today I want to stop before one ordinary meal and actually say thank you. It’s a small thing, but I suspect it will change how the day feels.
Prayer
Father, you open your hand and the whole world is fed by your kindness. Forgive us for how easily we miss it. Open our eyes to what’s on the table today, and open our hands to the people around us who need it.