God is certainly a mathematician.

He has set up some complicated systems of balance all over the world, the parts of which all had to begin spinning at the same time. They’re called ecosystems.

The world has eight major ecosystems. Within each, the kinds of life, the ratios of plants, animals and insects, the weather, and the geography all work together into a beautiful, living math equation, balancing each other, providing a constant bounty all over the earth.

Consider the lowly phytoplankton. It is the smallest piece of the ocean’s ecosystem. It’s microscopic. It floats on the surface of the water, absorbing sunlight. There it grows, providing sustenance for mainly small ocean animals who, in turn, become the sustenance for larger ones.

The bounty of one group transfers to the bounty of those who consume it.

The phytoplankton who appeared to start the equation are actually dependent on the bounty of the other ecosystems of the world. Their food source comes from carbon dioxide, the byproduct of breathing animals. When the animals of the other ecosystems are bountiful, the phytoplankton flourish. The great mathematical equation continues its tremendous balancing act.

The human race fits neatly into God’s equation when we follow His rules. When we take what we need and share what we can, everyone can dip into God’s abundance.