God’s Perfect Creations
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Psalm 8
1. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth! Thou whose glory above the heavens is chanted 2. by the mouth of babes and infants, thou hast founded a bulwark because of thy foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. 3. When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast established; 4. what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him? 5. Yet thou hast made him little less than God, and dost crown him with glory and honor. 6. Thou hast given him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet, 7. all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, 8. the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the sea. 9. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth!
Ephesians 1:16-23
16. I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17. that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18. having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19. and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20. which he accomplished in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21. far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come; 22. and he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, 23. which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all in all.
God must love us so very much! Why else would he create such beauty in nature for us to enjoy? Why would he place the stars in the night sky for us to see?! Have you looked up at the sky on a clear crisp winter night? The sky is magnificent! It is inconceivable that a God with that kind of power would deem to share His creations with us—and more—give us dominion over them. That means we have a responsibility to care for God’s creations – not just each other but this whole world He gave us – the only one in the universe (that we know about as of this moment) perfectly suited to support life.
What is God thinking? He has the power to raise Jesus from the dead! He threw open his arms and scattered the stars across the sky! And yet He loves us enough—puny, weak, sinful man—to give it all to us! It is inconceivable! But it is not without responsibility! Because God has given us everything we need to live – physically and spiritually – we have a duty to protect His world. We are responsible for not destroying His creation, perfectly thought of and put in place exactly as He intended – for His intended purpose. The Rain Forests, the oceans, the air, the land, and even our own bodies.
And God is more beautiful, more exquisite, more amazing than any single thing He has created – and even more so than the world in total! Christ was a representative of God’s love and his resurrection a demonstration of God’s power. We are to also be God’s representatives. We are to live and Christ lived, and to die as He died – in perfect obedience, with the certainty that when His work on earth was done, he would be reunited with God. We have that same hope and promise! And we must assume our responsibility as God’s caretakers and representatives on earth! We do so out of a sense of responsibility, but mostly out of gratitude that such a great and mighty God would even be mindful of man!
I hope you spend your day responsibly, caring for all of God’s creations –and especially for His most precious work of art – you!
Mary
