PROVIDER OF THE FEAST by Robert Soto

May 1, 2010

PROVIDER OF THE FEAST by Robert Soto

Deuteronomy 11:14-15 "...then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and oil. I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied."

For most people in the United States, cutting grass at this time of the year is just beginning. But for us from the land of Eternal Summer, we have been cutting the grass all year long. Winter means nothing more than just a little less warmer weather down here. But as I arrived home the other day after being gone for almost two weeks, I noticed that the front yard grass had grown a little taller than I wanted it to. So I went and dug out my lawn mower and started to cut the grass. In some places I had to go over the grass twice to get a clean cut. But as I started to cut the taller grass I noticed bugs like grasshoppers and others jumping in and out of the grass. They kept bouncing from one blade of grass to another. Then before I knew it, birds like the grackles and sparrows started to land in my front yard. They were there to eat the bugs that were jumping around. They seemed to be having a good old feast eating the bugs that were coming in and out.

It was at this time that it hit me. The birds were being supplied with supper. The bugs that I was scaring out of the grass were dinner for the birds that lived around my house. So the more I thought the more I realized that God the Creator is our provider and supplier of every good thing. God the Creator knows our needs and He is always with us and finds ways to take care of us. He looks at the everyday affairs of mankind and makes sure the sustenance we need each day of our lives is taken care of and provided for as we walk day by day. As Moses said, "...then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and oil. I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied." Just as God the Creator is the provider of the feast for the birds of the air, He will take care of you.

Robert Soto, Lipan Apache and pastor of:

McAllen Grace Brethren Church
The Native American New Life Center
Chief of Chiefs Christian Church