Friday, April 17, 2015
"Then
God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate
the days from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days
and years; and let them be for light in the expanse of the heaven to give light
on the earth; and it was so.....God saw that is was good"
(Gen. 1:14-15).
Hey
Gang: I sometimes think I am a wee bit strange. No, make that a lot
of times I think I am strange, and each day, as the world continues to do weird
things, I feel even more strange. You see, I am a literalist when it
comes to God's word. I believe every word in it and believe God has been
very zealous in protecting His word. You see, I believe our world is
becoming devoid of excitement. I certainly cannot find any in the glitz
of the world, nor in the every- day activities of the world. One might
think they can find it in the church but, if it is there, I am missing the
boat.
This
morning I reread Genesis one, and, once again asked God to forgive his creation
for making such a mess of it. But as I read it again, I got kind of
a different thought. As I read the first twenty-four verses, I had a
strong image of God's might and power. "In the
beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Wow, is that
not awesome? Now, I know that are ‘big bang theories, and a dozen or so
others, but I believe one day God took nothing and made the heavens and earth.
Now why
do I believe that? Because everything else that follows in God's Word has come
true; therefore, I believe that is how it came together, and also true.
Can you get a picture of God, Almighty, All-powerful taking the waters in His
hands and forming them into oceans, seas and lakes and ponds and even mud
puddles? I believe it was one of the happiest days of His creative
genius. A star here, a moon over there, the sun right there, all in
perfection!
And
then one of the greatest miracles of all? Sound and
color! Wow, would this not be a boring place, if there were
no colors and no music? Would it not be boring if there were not
four seasons to enjoy? Oh, I realize there are those who would rather not
have the cold winter but that is part of the life cycle that makes his
perfection tick.
believe He had a ball as he formed the thousands of species of fish, birds, and
insects. I wonder why he made wasps and mosquitoes. I would ask Him
when I meet Him face to face, but I suspect I will be in such awe, I will be
speechless. When He made the great fish, did He say, "This one is
for Jonah?" When He created Balaam's donkey, did He put a voice in
him to be used in that special time when Balaam was on his way to curse the
Children of Israel?
wonder if one of His favorite days was the day He created the animals of the
world? Do you think He might have leaned back and laughed from deep in
his soul when He saw the camel, and the ant eater, or the Tasmanian Devil, for
the first time? There is the question that has been bantered around
forever, “Will there be animals in heaven?” To those skeptics I say -
shame, how could God not have His unique menagerie of perfect creatures in the
New Jerusalem? The Word does say the lion with lie down with the lamb,
doesn't it?
Well, I
would like to go on. I so enjoy the creation story. Why? Because I
believe it is picture of what we will see when we are called home to be with
Father God in glory. It will be perfect in every way - because that is
the only way God is capable of creating!!
Blessings,
Gramps
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