Psalms 145:15

THE UNIVERSALITY OF GOD'S BLESSINGS

"The eyes of all wait for thee;

And thou givest them their food in due season.

Thou openest thy hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Jehovah is righteous in all his ways,

And gracious in all his works.

Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him in truth.

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him;

He will also hear their cry and save them.

Jehovah preserveth all them that love him;

But all the wicked will he destroy.

My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah;

And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever."

"All wait ... every living thing ... all that call upon him ... all that call upon him in truth ... all them that love him ... all the wicked ... all flesh" (Psalms 145:15,16,18,20,21). It is clear that the universality of God's involvement with his creation is in focus here. He feeds every living creature; he is especially solicitous for the well-being of those who love him and those who call upon him sincerely. He is even concerned with "all" the wicked. Not a one of them shall escape the special attention that God has in mind for evil men.

Many of the sentiments of these verses find echoes in the New Testament, Christ mentioned the sparrow that cannot fall to ground without the knowledge of God.

The logic of the last commandment here is convincing. Since all living things owe their lives and their continued existence upon earth to God's special loving care, then, "Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever."

It is a fact that challenges the attention of thoughtful men that God indeed maintains every species of life which he has created. Take a look at those tiny little hummingbirds, or the robust red-breasted robins, or any type of living creature on earth, and then remember that for countless generations God has preserved, maintained, and continued them upon the earth. Furthermore, this has sometimes been done in spite of men and in the face of their efforts to destroy a given species. It is remarkable that men's efforts have so often been checkmated, and that human efforts have really been responsible for the extinction of very few orders of living creatures, the dodo bird being one exception. Why is this? God takes care of His creation.