GOD GIVES US SHELTER “Whoever dwells in in the shadow of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1  When we go camping we enjoy spending some time in nature. That can quickly change when it begins to rain, or if we wake up looking […]

GOD GIVES US REST “In peace I will lie down and sleep.” Psalm 4:8  In the animal kingdom, we learn that most creatures need sleep. While bats sleep about 20 hours a day, giraffes sleep less than 2 hours.  Baby whales may not sleep at all during the first few […]

GOD GIVES US EYES “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,  your whole body will be full of light.” Matthew 6:22  Of all the human organs, the eye is by far the most difficult to understand. It’s only the size of a ping-pong ball, […]

GOD GIVES US ART “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Some people are very good at drawing. Some people can look at a person’s face and draw it perfectly. Others can take a piece of clay and shape it into a running horse or a growling […]

GOD GIVES US INTELLIGENCE “The wise store up knowledge.” Proverbs 10:14 We praise God because we are wonderfully made. How true that is when we think about the great blessing of our brains. That organ between our ears weighs only three pounds, yet it is one of the most fantastic […]

GOD GIVES US FOOD “The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.” Psalm 145:15,16 We all love to eat! Some of us like chocolate and pizza, while others like […]

GOD GIVES US RICHES “Wealth and honor come from you.” 1 Chronicles 29:12  Do you have any money? Did you work for it, or was it given to you? We are happy when we have money in the bank, then we can claim the riches are all ours. But that […]

GOD GIVES US PRAYER “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;  knock and the door will be opened to you.” Luke 11:9 The words of today’s Bible passage tell us so much about prayer that someone wrote a poem about it. (Author unknown.)   […]

GOD GIVES US PLANT LIFE TO ENJOY “The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food.” Genesis 2:9  Scientists estimate there are 23,000 different types of trees in the world. Many are quite unusual like the […]

GOD GIVES US MUSIC “Make music from your heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19  Try to think of all the times in your day you hear music. Nearly every television program and ad includes music. And we often hear someone close to us singing, humming, or whistling a tune. Music […]