I've been reading Genesis - the first book in the Bible - and once again I have been overwhelmed by God's amazing creation.
The painted Desert. The Northern lights. The Milky Way. The blue whale. The Tiny little micro-organs.Genetic Codes DNA. And so it goes on and on - it is truly amazing - the extra-ordinary creations.
When you stop to consider just how sensitive is our world - The Sun. The Moon. The universe. The very atmosphere. The beaches and the surf.
Sue and I walk each Saturday morning at the beaches near our home - looking at the surf and the extra-ordinary beaches are astounding and never ceases to amaze us.
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| Dixon Park Beach looking to Bar beach |
Each Saturday the beaches are unique and beautiful - sometimes so beautiful they catch your breath - the sand and the surf - the bright morning sun the glittering and reflections on the waves - the surfers and the swimmers all enjoying themselves.
Yet other times it can be quite quite different - the winter time - the darkness the coldness of the beach - hardly anyone around - often the waves are so big and it is so so cold - BUT...
It is extraordinary how different it all looks week after week - often after maybe a cyclone off the coast the waves are huge and extremely dangerous - the sand on the beaches washed away leaving exposed rocks and many trees and logs washed up on what remains of the beach and yet.....
The next week it's all so peaceful and beautiful - it never ever ceases to amaze us and it keeps resounding constantly of the huge reminders of just how amazing is our Creator God.
God brought all of these incredible creations into existence with just a word or a nod - Genesis is awesome - a must read!
How can you not respect a Creator with that kind of power - Do you take time to think about how incredible this world is - and how about the fact that we are all so different and unique. God made us all so different - not one of us is exactly the same - even identical or fraternal twins are different. God indeed made us all unique.
The awe-inspiring beauty highlights God's original plan for the entire universe and reflects his nature of wisdom, intelligence and His absolute care of all things. All of us tend to take so much for granted...
We walk outside and see the world around us, often without any thought of its incredible majesty, it's wonder and total grandness! We take for granted the very sky - the sun - the mountains - the trees - the ocean any of which is enough to overwhelm us by it's very beauty, hostility and magnitude. We take it all for granted.
It's only I when stop. Look. Listen and contemplate just how magnificent is God's creation. The day - the night - the twilight - the sunrise and sunset - truly incredible.
This from Colossians 1: 15-17 "He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, For by Him all things were created; Things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. he is before all things, and in Him all things hold together."
When we read Genesis it captures the sweeping story of a world that swings from perfect to pathetic - from flawless to fallen - our world is still beautiful and fully awesome BUT think just how truly magnificent it would have continued to be if sin hadn't entered.
When sin entered our perfect world and when you read Genesis you'll find a world of lust, murder, incest, lying, cheating, stealing and power-grabbing. Pretty horrible really but one solid theme resonates through the Bible and that is when Jesus returns a perfect world will one day be restored.
The awesome God who created our world wants to know each of us personally and He has made a way that we do just that. We can believe and accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour - Jesus needs to come into our lives. We need to confess our sins - and probably do this on a VERY regular basis - and invite Him into our lives and hearts.
We need to not hold grudges against anybody - harder sometimes than we may imagine, especially if people have really hurt us in some way. When you consider what Jesus went through in his life here on earth and what he went through on that extraordinarily cruel cross and how he forgave the very ones who did that to Him, then who am I to find it in my heart not to forgive?
God bless - have an awesome week - and don't forget God wants you to give Him your heart and invite Him into your life.
See you next time
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