Psalm 104: 12-13, "The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His work.
In this psalm of praise, the writer walks us through creation and points to the sovereignty of God. This was even more amazing considering the time period and the belief in the Near East in the Canaanite gods that they thought were responsible for the things in nature.
The psalmist shows that God is able to control what is humanly umanageable demonstrating His sovereignty over all that is difficult to manage in creation. The sea and its borders...the inhabitants thereof.
He not only created, He provides. He provides every good thing...to every part of creation...E V E R Y creature, every need. The songs of the birds praise God for His provision. The earth is satisfied.
How convicting. The earth is satisfied, the birds sing, and yet somehow I manage to gripe a little what seems like everyday. And yet He provides, and has provided, every good thing that I need and kept away some huge things that I did not need but wanted at the time (listen to Garth Brook's "Unanswered Prayers"). He is so gracious, so giving and so wise.
I think I need to spend more time listening to the birds and taking their cue.
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