Imagine that you could speak words and a planet would appear. Then you speak more words and the sun and moon pop in. Then, a few more words and all the birds, dinosaurs, fishes, horses, dogs, lions, and every other creature appear. Now, imagine you could stretch out your hands and create all the shining stars in the universe.
Yes, I said all the shining stars in the universe. Not dark ones.
It’s hard to even imagine. But God can do it. In fact, He DID do it. After all nothing, good, is impossible for God.
Yeah, God took dirt from the earth and breathed life into it and created a man. And He took a rib from the man and created a woman. You and I couldn’t do that in millions or billions of years. And neither could nothing.
Because you can’t get something from nothing. And here’s a real kick in your head.
Even though nothing good is impossible for God, even He didn’t get something from nothing. And, if you’re a Christian like me, you’ve probably said, at some time or another, “only God can create something out of nothing.”
On the surface that’s true. God didn’t need “raw materials” to pre-exist in order for Him to create Heaven and Earth and all the living plants and animals. But He definitely needing something to exist. And, in this case, I don’t like to use the word “something.” But for the sake of illustration it makes sense. That something He needed was His mind. His innate creativity. And He spent who knows how many eons thinking about what He’d create.
So, when He determined it was time to create the heavens and the earth, there’s no doubt He was prepared. And from the smallest fish at the bottom of the sea to all the shining stars in the heavens, His new creation was very good.
You and I get to live a world custom made for us.
And I get a lot of comfort and hope from knowing that. So many people, most in fact, want nothing to do with comfort and hope. They prefer to work out their own existence. Sadly, they fail (or refuse) to understand the potential eternal futility in that preference.
All the shining stars in the heavens will some day become nothing more than memories. And so will anyone who chooses to BE a god instead of choosing to love THE God who made them.
I’m thankful that’s not YOU. Right?
You might win a few things in this life,
And you might even win a whole lot.
But you’ll lose everything if you don’t trust the King
Who has given you all that He’s got.
Know that nothing is too hard for God.
He can help you through all of your fears.
If your gold turns to rust, or your diamonds to dust,
Only God can dry all of your tears.
Make the most of the moments you have.
They fly by in the blink of an eye.
Don’t waste time in the dark, jump inside of the ark
Of God’s love. Kiss the old life goodbye.
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