Today’s reading is Psalm 147.
Consider the Ravens
In Psalm 147:7, the Psalmist kicks off a second stanza of praise by inviting the reader to “sing to the LORD with thanksgiving” (ESV). He claims God is worthy of praise because of the order of creation. Not just the power of creation itself, but how the creation order provides for the creatures within it.
He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.
He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.
–Psalm 147:8-9(ESV)
God brought this point to mind when challenging Job to consider his own weakness and God’s might.
Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
when they crouch in their dens
or lie in wait in their thicket?
Who provides for the raven its prey,
when its young ones cry to God for help,
and wander about for lack of food?
–Job 38:39-41 (ESV)
But even more than that, Jesus calls this imagery to mind in Luke 12:22-31.
And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! (ESV)
When we read the psalm, we should have the same mindset Paul did in 1 Corinthians 9:9. He quotes the Law, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain” (Deuteronomy 25:4). Then he asks, “Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not certainly speak for our sake?” (ESV). Of course He is more concerned about us. The same is true about the beasts and their food and the ravens that cry. Is it for beasts and birds that God is concerned? Is the psalm not written for our sake? Of course it is.
And so we recall God’s promise. “Seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you” (Luke 12:31, ESV). God cares. God provides. He knows what we need before we ask Him. He wants to bless us. Let’s trust Him to. Let’s seek His kingdom and His righteousness and let Him provide for us as we do.
Praise the Lord!
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