In the beginning, God created…..

When was the last time you accepted an opportunity to truly ponder that simple yet overwhelmingly profound statement? Have you imagined a boundless void where now stands a mature and majestic tree? How about a snow-capped mountain or a seemingly endless ocean, teeming with life of every description? When did you take the time to savor the intricacy of a freshly opened blossom or cradle a newborn child? God created every single solitary thing!

For the life of every living thing is in His hand, and the breath of every human being. Job 12:10 NLT

How can we absorb the complexity of everything surrounding us and not know that God absolutely is the hand that created it? Created…not just assembled from parts and pieces lying around, but with His Hand, brought it into being. It’s truly astounding to imagine that there was nothing, and then, as he spoke, there was everything.

These past few weeks, I’ve been acutely aware of the power of creation and recovery. Following our spring freeze, which stopped every growing thing right in its tracks, it’s been amazing to watch the transformation from the gray of winter to the lush growth of spring. As a matter of fact, our trees and plants resemble the fullness of early summer. And it happened so fast, it almost seemed like a new creation. What appeared to be barren and dead leaped almost instantly onto a colorful palette of life.

I’m so grateful God chose to insert us into this time and place. To be a part of His masterful plan is a privilege I often take for granted. So today, I thank you, God, master of all creation, for the gifts you have provided for all your children. Help us to remember to care for them with the same care you extend to us each day. Help us to grow into the people you intended us to be.

….neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. I Corinthians 3:7 NLT

Wherever we go, we will always be immersed in the goodness of our God. And if He was able to create such vast beauty here on earth, just imagine what awaits us in His heaven!

We cannot find a place where God is not! Max Lucad