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Ever wonder why God made everything the way He did? If you don’t believe in God, you might as well skip past me and my writing. Because I’m gonna be wondering around creation for just a bit. And you might find my words of adoration and love too syrupy.
And I said “wondering around” on purpose.
Here’s the Tony take. And I think it IS (or should be) clear that none of us, still on Earth, can know exactly why God made things the way He did. But I think the Bible clearly shows His desire to stay connected to us. Even as He does not force that connection.
I remember a pastor’s message, several years ago, when he illustrated how it seems to please God to do so much for us. And when you consider His ultimate sacrifice, it’s difficult to imagine He’d do that for us humans who’ve betrayed Him in every generation.
Yes, that includes Every. Single. Person.
You and I need God’s love. Maybe more than any other generation who ever lived. But this world would have you wondering around in a daze. And wandering around in a perpetual wilderness.
So, the key is a focus perspective. Marketers, these days, like to use the phrase “eyes on the prize.” And they think it’s some modern mantra. But a guy named Paul wrote about that perspective a couple of thousand years ago.
I’m a poet. A wordsmith. So, I use words to point to God. I love to ponder the wonders of creation. But I love the answer to those questions even more.
Like the Q&A in these lyrics…
Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green?
And why’s the sun gold? What does it all mean?
Why is the air clear? And why’s the ground brown?
Why does the earth float and never fall down?
Cause God made skies. He made them blue.
He made the world for me and you
And all because it pleased Him to.
God loves us through and through.
Why is a horse fast? And why’s a snail slow?
Why does it get cold when Northern winds blow?
Why is the sea green? And why’s the sand white?
Why is the day day? Why is the night night?
Cause God made creatures big and small,
And sand and seas; He made them all.
And even if we trip and fall
God helps us to stand tall.
God’s love is always there.
His love will never die.
And so you can trust in Him
For all your questions why…
© Tony Funderburk 2008