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Mighty Power

So we all know that god created the universe and everything in it.  Genesis tells us that.  We know that he created the birds and the beasts and that he LOVES US MORE THAN THEM!  Mat 10: 29-31: “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?  Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.  And event eh very hairs of your head are all numbered.  So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”   So we know this, but do we appreciate it?

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go hiking with my extended family at the Starved Rock State Park in northern IL.  Other than being exhausted from caring an almost 2 year old on my hip the entire time up and down the multiple stair cases, it is always such a humbling experience to walk among nature.  To look around you and be surrounded by trees and leaves and see a beautiful canyon that has been carved out by a small trickle of water.  Looking at a small little pool of water that then trickles down farther to make a little stream.  The true power and force and might of our ever-changing world is awe inspiring. 

Imagine being the first man or woman alive.  You are created from dust; there is no one like you around other than your companion.  Trees, grass, and animals surround you.  No roads, no boardwalks to get anywhere easily- it is just you and God.  You reach down to try to discover what this soft ground that God has made is.  It makes it easier to walk and cool and refreshing.  You don’t know about all the stuff we learned in biology class how it feeds itself and keeps nourishment going back and forth to all the sections from it’s roots.  All you know is this amazing, green, plush carpet was made for you.

Now fast forward to the present- we know about biology – we know about just how complicated everything is.  We know that the sun helps to turn water into food for the plants and all the complexities that go into growing things.  We know that there are little veins that carry this to every area.  We know that one blade of grass is more complex than we could have ever figured out on our own.

Look around – to the trees.  I see birds, and bugs and leaves and squirrels and all other types of animals.  Every single one of those things has a complex system that makes it go.  Even a tiny little bug has an amazing system that makes it function and fulfill its purpose in life.  The bugs are nourishment for birds and other animals, but they also help decompose rotting trees.  Birds are food for predators, but they also help spread seeds and plant new plants to continue the circle of life.  How crazy is all that?

Think about it – the God that put all this into place.  The God that is just THAT amazing- the God that was able to know more about biology, chemistry and any other science in on day (since HE created it all) LOVES YOU.  HE LOVES ME!!!!  He created us for more than one purpose too!  He created us in his image.  He created us to be His companions.

For the birds and bugs and other animals, they do the things that God created them to do for the simple reason that that is all they know.  If ALL we know is being God’s companion how much better would this world be?  God gave us a spirit of free will.  That means that we get to make our own decisions in life.  My decision is to honor the ONE that made me.  The ONE that formed me in my mother’s womb and has a purpose and a plan for my life.  I want my spirit to honor him.  So although he gave me a spirit of free will, I want to use it to do HIS will and to honor Him. 

He cares more about me than a whole flock of sparrows.  Sparrows- the birds that eat trash – he cares about them!  He cares about me so much more!  How awesome is that?

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