Speaking of creation, have you ever reflected on the magnificence of the creation around us? Of course. Who hasn't? A breathtaking western canyon vista, the roar of the sea along the Maine Coast...people experiencing similar sights are always impressed--regardless of whether or not they are willing to acknowledge where it all truly came from.
But there's a side to God's creation that sort of takes me by surprise. We were created by the same God that created the deep sea angler fish. Yikes. I suppose that one could argue that such creatures bear more obvious marks of the curse than men do. But somehow I'm dissatisfied with that explanation of the magnificently homely and ferocious creatures we find in every corner of the earth.
Have you ever uncovered a sand worm at the beach? It kinda gives me the willies just thinking about them. Ever look up close at a tarantula? How about a flea? Check out the huge, lizard-like Komodo Dragon that lives in Indonesia. How many of you have walked out of the water after a refreshing swim only to be horrified by a nasty leach stuck somewhere on your body. Hmmm. It seems that God is into more than snow-capped mountains and puffy clouds--as beautiful as they can be. Who is this One who can imagine such beautiful ugliness and then create it?
The only satisfactory answer I have found is that we have a Creator whose motivations cannot be guessed. His creativity, power, and desire to glorify Himself cannot be adequately defined by men. He amazes and humbles me.
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Good thoughts. Thanks jeff.
Well spoken Jeff. Like Richard Baxter said "Each of us is a pen in the hand of God..and what honour is there in a pen?" While the Creation is intricate - the Creator is magnificent! Here is a thought, the world we see was created by God, but what remains is the result of the curse. . . weeds, thorns, thistles, and the ravages of the flood -- what must it have been like in the Garden? Thanks for making me think Jeff, well done! P.
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