Psalms 104:24 says, O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. The works of God are certainly manifold and made in the riches of His wisdom. Nothing was created by accident, in spite of what many people would have us believe. Verse twenty-five adds, So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. The seas are a part of God's creation, separated from the land by His word. Verse twenty-six continues, There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. The ships, made by man, sail on the seas God created, and the seas are full of the sea creatures which God created. Verse twenty-seven continues, These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. All the creatures of the sea are dependent upon God for their food, and so are we really. We may believe that we provide for ourselves, but God can take it all away were He to choose to do so. Verse twenty-eight states, That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Just as God provides for the sea animals out of His gracious hand, so does He provide for us as followers of Christ. Verse twenty-nine adds, Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. As David said about fish, if God takes away their breath, they die, and so do we. God is the Giver and Sustainer of all life. Verse thirty continues, Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. Once more, we are reminded that God is the Creator of everything, and it is by His power that the earth is renewed, or fruitful. Verse thirty-one declares, The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. We may look around us and think the world is a terrible place and doomed to destruction, but we are reminded that God's glory will endure forever and that the LORD will rejoice in His work. When God created the heavens and earth and all that live in them He pronounced them to be good, and one day He will restore everything to its original status, except for mankind, which will only be restored by faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. All others will go away to the place of suffering that God has prepared for them. Verse thirty-two adds, He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. Just as the psalmist said then, God has complete power over His creation. Only people are the exception, because God gave them self will. Verse thirty-four says, I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. As followers of Christ, this should be our goal as well. We should sing praises to God for as long as we live. Verse thirty-four adds, My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. David said that his mediation on the LORD would be sweet and that he would be glad in Him. No matter what is going on in life, we should be glad when we think about God and all that He has done for us. Verse thirty-five continues, Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. Though this will not happen until Chist returns, one day the sinners who do not accept Him as Savior and Lord will be consumed out of the earth. We as Christians in the meantime need to simply praise the Lord.
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