Questions From Readers

Do David's observation at Psalm 37:25 Jesus' statement at Matthew 6:33 mean that Jehovah would never allow a Christian lack sufficient food?

David wrote that he had not see anyone righteous abandoned, nor his children looking for bread."  He thus made a general statement based on his own personal experience.  He well knew  God's consistent care. (Psalm 37:27) David's words, however, do not mean that no worshipper ever suffered want or ever will.


There were times when David himself experienced circumstances. One such time was when he was fleeing from Saul.  David's provisions were low, and he asked for bread for himself and those who were with him. (1 Samuel 21:1-6) So in that instance, David was "looking for bread."  Yet, in that critical situation, he knew that Jehovah had not forsaken him.  The fact is, we nowhere read that David had to beg in order to obtain the food he needed to survive.

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