O LORD, YOU Are My ALL, And My ALL In All.

Providence is no other than GOD providing!
(Charles Spurgeon, "Flowers from a Puritan's Garden" 1883) 

"To be served at table by a great king, 
would be counted as great a favor as 
the meal itself. Just so, to take outward 
blessings out of GOD'S hand--
to see that HE remembers us, and 
sends our provision at every turn--
this endears HIS mercy, and 
increases our delight in HIM."

What, indeed, would most men give 
if they could say, "The Queen herself 
has served me, and was most anxious 
that I should be well supplied!"  

 But each believer has the LORD 
HIMSELF for his Provider. HE loads 
our table, and fills ours cup. Providence 
is no other than GOD providing! 

HE . . .
  measures out our joys,
  weighs our sorrows,
  appoints our labors,
  and selects our trials!

There is no morsel on the saint's plate, 
which is not of the LORD'S serving--
unless he has been so foolish as 
to put forth his hand unto iniquity.

It is delightful to know that our FATHER'S 
hand provided for us the bread which we 
have eaten this day; that the SAVIOR'S 
own fingers mingled our cup; and that 
every blessing has come directly 
from GOD'S own table! 

Surely we are as dear to GOD as 
the little ewe lamb in Nathan's parable 
was to the poor man. For we are told that 

"the poor man had raised it, and 
it grew up with him and his children. 
It shared his food, drank from his cup 
and even slept in his arms. It was 
like a daughter to him!" ( 2 Samuel 12:3) 

Does not this make our food, and drink, 
and lodging more than royal? Are we 
not more than content with such fare?

Yes, LORD, my portion tastes of 
YOUR divine love, for YOUR hand 
has sweetened it. A sacred perfume 
is on my clothing and in my chamber--
for YOU have prepared both for me. 
And this would be true if I wore rags, 
and lay in a dungeon in sore sickness! 
What a heritage is mine! 

O LORD, YOU are my all, and my 
all in all. My all is more than all--
because it comes of YOU and is dealt 
out to me by YOUR own precious self!

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GraceGems has published Wilhelmus A'Brakel's insightful article, 
"The Fear of God".