House Divided VII

You open wide your hand and satisfy the needs of every living creature.

 - From Psalm 145

God takes care of all of us, whether we want it, or not. Even people that do not believe in Him, get what they need.

But what about an atheist living in impoverished squalor? 

Yes . . . even that person. All of your basic needs are fulfilled . . . but sometimes, humanity itself gets in the way. 

How can a loving God permit hunger?

How do we permit hunger?

We have everything we need, to solve every problem: disease, hunger, poverty, environmental threats, loneliness, rage, hate. It's all right there. 

God's hand is wide open. But we are so busy fighting off each other, that we never get to God's widening hand. We act like there's a limit to what God can supply We think that by dividing ourselves into cliques, denominations, parties, nations, etc., that we will be able to get what's ours.

Scripture says that God satisfies the needs of every living creature. If we really believed that, we would work together. We'd listen to each other. We'd do whatever it takes to ensure that everybody gets those needs fulfilled. 

If every living creature is to be satisfied . . . then we need to start treating every living creature as though they mattered. It takes all of us.