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God and Creation
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (Genesis 1:31)
God looked at his creation and said that it was very good. The world he created, the trees and plants, animals and insects, and even humans were a part of this “very good”. As Christians we do a good job of trying to bring the human part of creation back to the “very good” that God was talking about. We tell people about Jesus with the hope that they will put their faith in him. Our hope is that they may enter into the relationship with God that Adam and Eve had before the fall.
What we sometimes forget is that nature was also considered “very good” in God’s eyes. With this in mind, we tend to neglect the proper upkeep and care of nature. How many times have you been told it is your job as a Christian to protect the Earth from human destruction in a sermon? Probably never. Your first thought coming to your mind after the last two sentences might be “tree-huggers”.
In Romans 1:20 we learn that the creation God made shows his eternal power and divine nature. If this is the case, wouldn’t we want this creation to look the best for those who aren’t followers of Jesus? Do we want generations after us to look at a barren Earth with no hope on it and to think what kind of God would make this? Look around you today and thank God for the creation of nature. Let it bring to your remembrance his power and divinity. Let that spur you on to do the little you can to protect it, and to keep it clean.
Sometimes we forget that nature was also considered “very good” in God’s eyes. Let us remember today the blessings God has given us, and our ability and duty to protect every last one of them.
After I read this I almost scrolled past it but I couldn’t shake the truth behind it. Although to some it may seem a bit odd for a devotion I felt it had truth that isn’t shared very often. This provoked me to see God’s creation in a different light, it’s not just about us, we are not the only “very good” so today do something to make a difference in God’s creation. Even if that means not littering, picking up a piece of garbage you see on the ground, recycle, or walking instead of driving when you can, whatever it may be it starts with the small things that makes a world of difference.
Have a wonderful day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is Genesis 1
He is Patient
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:8-9)
Wow! What truth! When I read this I felt I had to share it with someone else. I needed this today. He’s always speaking right to my hearts cry. What a mighty God we serve. What patience He has, when I think I am being forced to be patient with Him, the reality is that He is being patient with me as I mature in my faith. The Lord is never slow to answer His children. He always answers in perfect timing. Thank You Lord for showing me and reminding me of this truth today. Amen!
Have a wonderful day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is 2 Peter 3:8-9
Love Revealed
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. (1 John 4:9)
God’s expression of love for us is nothing short of extravagant! “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him” (1 John 4:9).
Jesus is not merely a token of love, like a rose passed from one person to another. He is the divine human who willingly gave up His life so that anyone who believes in Him for salvation can have an everlasting covenant relationship with God. Nothing can separate a Christian “Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 8:39).
Dear God, thank You for showing me, in the greatest way possible, that You love me. Help my life to demonstrate my love for You. Amen.
We know how much God loves us because He sent His Son to save us. When I read this it caused me to stop and reflect on today, Valentines Day, to some Valentines Day may seem over rated, commercialized or even sad but if we would stop for a moment and remember the greatest love story ever told we just might have a different perspective on this day because it truly isn’t just about us and our significant other or even maybe our crush but it’s about The One who loved us so much that He willingly gave His Son to die for us that we may have the greatest opportunity in our lives to spend eternity with Him. So when you start feeling down today, upset, disappointed at the outcome of today just remember The One who loves you so much He wants to spend eternity with you. No thing can take the place of The One True Gift, His love for you and I. What a genuinely magnificent love story! He loves me.
Have a wonderful day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is 1 John 4:9-16
River Tree
The prophet Jeremiah pointed to a shrub (Jer. 17:6). When the rains stopped and the summer sun turned the ground to dust, the bush shriveled into itself, offering no shade or fruit to anyone.
Why would the prophet compare a flourishing tree to a withering bush? He wanted his people to recall what had happened since their miraculous rescue from the slave yards of Egypt. For forty years in a wilderness, they lived like a tree planted by a river (2:4–6). Yet in the prosperity of their promised land they had forgotten their own story; they were relying on themselves and on gods of their own making (vv. 7–8), even to the point of going back to Egypt looking for help (42:14).
So God, through Jeremiah, lovingly urged the forgetful children of Israel, and He urges us, to hope and trust in the Lord and to be like the tree—not the bush.
Father, in so many ways You have taught us that You alone can be trusted—even when it seems like You are nowhere to be seen. Please help us to recall today what You have already shown us along the way.
Wow! When I read this it empowered my spirit man, let me not be the bush but the tree, no matter what I face today, tomorrow, next week, next month, He has given me the measure of faith and that’s all I need no matter what I face. Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Nothing! I choose today to be the tree! What will you choose?
Have a wonderful day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is Jeremiah 17:5-10