-September 23, 2022-
Good morning, happy Friday,
God is the Creator of all living things. Each one is unique and shows the magnificent handiwork of the Lord. God had placed a specific innate quality in each one. The Bible mentions crawling creatures, flying creatures, birds, fish, and so many more. Just think, when God created Adam, the first man, He gave him the privilege of naming each one of them and having dominion over them.
We marvel at the variety of creatures, in all different sizes, shapes, and colors. More than that we can learn so much from them. There are so many illustrations and lessons we can learn from these beautiful, intricate creatures. In Proverbs 25:24-31, Solomon writes of four little creatures and three large, majestic, and majestic ones. Over the next seven days we will consider what we can learn from ants, rock badgers, locusts, spiders, lions, greyhounds, and male goats. In other Scriptures, there are many others such as sheep, eagles, and many others that we are compared to and can learn from.
Scientists have studied living creatures and what they can do, and we can sit back and marvel along with them. They did not evolve over time; God created them all. Mankind is the only created being that God made in His own image with a spirit, soul, and body. Paul says of the Lord Jesus Christ in Colossians 1:15-17, “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.” When God created all the multitude of his creation, He saw that it was good; when He created man, He saw that it was very good.
Tomorrow we will consider the ant and the lessons we can learn from these tiny creatures. These lessons will amaze us, instruct us, and cause us to praise and worship the Lord, our Creator and Maker. He is so wise and imaginative. Let us look forward to these lessons.
Have a blessed day considering God’s creation in its beauty, intricacy, and uniqueness. Stay safe and healthy.
In awe and wonder of our Lord,
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 