Have you ever had your breath taken away? Maybe you are thinking "Ya, I hyperventilated once." But no....not like that. Have you ever been so in awe of something that your breath is taken? One Sunday, I was completely awestruck. God revealed to me a portion of His marvelous works and I would love to share it with you.
During the service, we studied James 1:16-18.
Verse 17 says "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Heavenly lights who does not change like the shifting shadows."
- God, who created the world and the lights of Heaven is GOOD. The grass or dirt that is around your house is made by the Good God.
While my pastor was leading us through this passage, he showed us that if the earth was a tiny tiny bit closer to the sun or a tiny tiny bit farther away from the sun, we would die. Instead, the earth is positioned perfectly for the world to have perfect living conditions. I dont know about you, but that shows me that God cares about mankind. He obviously wants us to live. Otherwise, He would have just put the earth somewhere in the universe. But I am here to tell you that God is so in love with you and wants you to have life abundantly and we know this because He allows us to live.
Verse 18b: And we, out of all creation, became His prized possession.
- Now, how wonderful is that?! Go back to verse 17. God made everything. He is the Good Creator. So....if God has made Heaven and Earth, sun and moon, rain and snow, animals and humans, why then has He chosen us to be His prized possession? We are not the ones who praise Him every second of everyday like nature does. The sun and moon praise Him. The flowers and the trees sing of His great works everyday. Yet, He has not chosen them to be His prized possession. Humans curse Him everyday. Mankind rejects Him. And lets remember who killed His Son. It sure was NOT the stars. It was us. It was the humans. But He has chosen us over everything to pursue relentlessly. Praise the LORD because He chose us.
And while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
