God Shows His Greatness by What He Gives
By William Covert
HE gives us all things richly to enjoy. 1 Tim. 6: 17. He must first own what He gives, else He could not give it. Indeed, He made all things so that He might have an abundance of riches to give away. All things in earth and sea, and air and sky, and in all worlds beyond the sky, are His, and His abundance can never be decreased by any amount that He may give. He owns all that He pours upon the world in His lavish kindness. All the beauties of the clouds, and all the rainbow's brilliancy, please the eyes and gladden the hearts of His creatures. The brooks, the rivers, and the lakes, all are beautiful; so also do the gulfs, the seas, and the oceans roll their great waves in glorious majesty, as they serve man's needs and entertain his senses. And the nights are made beautiful, and filled with grandeur, as they reveal to our vision the handiwork of God in the heavens. All these things are made to give us joy in beholding them. The riches which fill the heaven can never be diminished by all the eyes and the lenses that may be allowed to feast upon them. The light that God gives, and the colors that He displays in the light, are for rich and poor alike, and these are optical blessings which God in His great goodness freely gives to all who have eyes to see. God freely gives us the exquisite pleasure of beholding the brilliant hues that He spreads upon the clouds, and the gorgeous paintings of the flowers that bloom and the birds that fly and that sing. Why not go out into the free air and into the free sunshine, and fully and freely enjoy these free gifts? Then, I ask, has not God made all men rich, since He has so abundantly provided them with these things, and placed within their being their natural senses, by which they are to enjoy these wonderful riches? William Covert.