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Thanksgiving Series: God, The Giver of Food to all Flesh

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On January 14, 2016

In Christian, Christmas, Perspectives, Thanksgiving

Psalm 136 can be touted as the “The Psalm of Thanks” or the “Thanksgiving Psalm.” It is a Psalm that is rich in content, apropos the character of God and since each verse in the Psalm is suffixed with “For his mercy endures forever”, it is a Psalm that is easy to read and memorize as well.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, giving thanks for the ultimate reason of sending us his only begotten Son, we will be looking at each verse in Psalm 136 and glean out the character of God from these verses, which would be reason enough to be grateful and give thanks to our LORD God.

Today we look at Verse 25.
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

This verse indicates that God is the giver of food – not just to a select few, but to all. The simplest explanation of this can be that God takes care of providing for all of his creation – sea creatures, beasts, birds and man. Jesus himself eludes to the fact that God the Father knows of the needs of even the sparrows and not one of them fall to the ground without his will (Matthew 10:29). The book of Jonah ends with God posing a question “Should he not spare the people of Nineveh and its cattle?” (Jonah 4:11). Thus all flesh here could very well mean, all living things. All flesh could also be extrapolated to refer to those who are in a relationship – a relationship as that of a husband and a wife. When Adam saw his wife Eve, he described her as bone of his bones and the flesh of his flesh (Genesis 2:23).

And God is the provider of food for all.

Points to ponder:
On Christmas, the Spirit of God was cloaked by flesh for the Bible says that Jesus, the Word of God became flesh and dwelt amongst men (John 1:14). Those who believe in Jesus, become part of his body – and in that sense – his flesh, as if Christ, the bridegroom is lovingly expressing of his bride (the Church) that we are flesh of his flesh.

Jesus also expressed that to do the will of God the Father was his food (John 4:34).

While man may think that it is his or her job or work that provides for his family, it is God and God alone who is the provider of food – both physical food and spiritual food (doing God’s will). There is no reason for anyone to starve – for everyone who comes to Jesus Christ, shall never hunger nor thirst (John 6:35). God is the provider of food for all flesh. Are you hungry?  Will Christ be able to describe you and me as flesh of his flesh? Are you in a love relationship with Jesus Christ?

Psalm 136:25 (KJV)
25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Wife from my kindred

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On July 15, 2015

In Christian, Genesis, Through the Bible

Genesis 24:4 reads “But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.” This was the vow that Abraham made his servant promise lest his son marry a woman from the pagan land of Canaan. While this may seem to be of some significance from a cultural perspective, the real hidden treasure lies in recognizing that a similar conversation could have materialized between God the Father and his own Son Jesus Christ. Jesus came into the world so that he could win back the woman (the Church). He is the bridegroom who heeded and submitted to the will of God the Father, seeking us, who are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) and who are of God’s kindred (family) being adopted into his family (Ephesians 1:5; Galatians 4:5), when we believe in Jesus and receive his Holy Spirit (Romans 8:15).

Points to ponder:
The Church is Christ’s and Christ is God’s (1 Corinthians 3:23). The Church is thus the wife from God’s kindred. Jesus is the bridegroom (John 3:29; Revelation 19:6-9). Are you a wife from God’s kindred?

Genesis 24:4 (KJV)
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

Jesus in the OT :: Song of Solomon

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On December 15, 2009

In Christian, Jesus in the O.T.

The book of Song of Solomon gives us a glimpse of who Jesus is in the Old Testament (O.T).

Allegorically the Song of Solomon paints the imagery of the Church as the Bride who is espoused (engaged) to Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom.

As a young student of Sunabeda Public School in Orissa, India, I remember participating once in a quiz competition in which the question that was asked was “What is the expansion of the abbreviation SOS?” Some teams said, Sons of the Soil while others said Song of Solomon and our team got it right by saying the abbreviation SOS stood for Save our Souls. In hindsight today, as I ponder on this, it makes me wonder if God was probably trying to tell me something even in my school days. I feel now as if I just wasn’t paying attention to Him then because now putting the three together, I can now see that the The Song of the King of kings (Jesus) is that the sons of men made from the dust of the ground (a.k.a. the sons of the soil), are soiled in sin, until the King (Jesus) Saves Our Souls.

Celine Dion is famous for her hit song “The Power of Love” but if you really want to know the power of Love, I reckon you read Song of Solomon 8:6-7 which avers
6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Now if we replace the word love in verse 7 with the word Jesus and read it, what essentially surfaces is if a man would give all the substance of his house for love Jesus, it would utterly be contemned (despised/cursed).

Now to see the glimpse of Christ in the Song of Solomon from the Song of Solomon 3:6-11

6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, (remember the pillar of cloud in the wilderness) perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? (Gifts that were presented to Jesus at his birth) 7Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. (Jesus returns with his hosts to make war (Rev 19:11) and out of his mouth comes a Sword (Rev 19:15)) 9 King (of the Jews) Solomon (Jesus) made himself a chariot of the wood (The Cross) of Lebanon. 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver (The Pillar of the Holy Spirit that is a consuming fire, that purifies and refines as silver is refined in the Fire), the bottom thereof of gold (Humility from divinity), the covering of it of purple (The color of the robe that was put on Jesus as he was led to be crucified), the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. (Via Dolorosa, aka the way of suffering, or in other words – God’s Love Walk) 11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon (see King Jesus) with the crown (of thorns) wherewith his mother (we can say God the Father) crowned him (with a crown above all) in the day (day of the Lord) of his espousals (marriage of the Lamb), and in the day of the gladness of his heart (because man, the delight of his heart can once again be restored into a relationship with God).

2 Corinthians 11:2 reads
2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

In Song of Solomon, Jesus Christ is the Bridegroom waiting for you are me, who are engaged to Him.

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