Did you ever stop to consider the wonders of the world around us-close up and far away? How a clear starry night amazes us with its vastness, or the beauty of a delicate flower, the waves of the ocean thundering against a rocky cliff, the flight of a bird, an elephant or monkey in a zoo, or a horse, cow or pig in a barnyard. The beauty of an oak or redwood tree, as well as the delicate frond of a maidenhair fern, should make us think about the very wonder of their existence.
How does a tiny seed, falling to the ground, take root and become a buttercup, a lily, a violet or other plant in a meadow or deep forest? How did cacti and other desert plants learn to store enough water for a coming dry season when, on rare occasions, they are pelted with heavy rainstorms? How does a pigeon, carried to a distant, strange locality, know how to fly straight back home?
What causes a compass to point northward? Who provided gravity to enable animals and people to stand upright, to walk or run without falling, or to keep loose objects from flying off into space? Who thought of storing snow on mountain peaks in winter and keeping it from melting until moisture is needed at lower levels? Why don't the oceans overflow with all the rivers continuously pouring such huge quantities of water into them?
With all the stars and other planets in the skies, how did the earth get placed at the most perfect position in relation to the sun and the moon? Who set it spinning at just the right tilt and proper speed to give all living things just the amount of heat and cold, darkness and sunshine required in the various parts of the world in which they are placed?
Did you really ever stop to wonder how these and millions of other things have taken place? They are all examples of the wonders of God's creation and should make us think very seriously about our relationship with Him!
A Bible verse makes it very personal: "Doth not He see my ways, and count all my steps?" (Job 31:44Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? (Job 31:4)).
Yes He does, and He wants every single person not only to know Him as his Creator, but as his Savior God. He invites each one to come to Him through His Son, Jesus Christ, who gave His life on Calvary's cross to take away the sins of all who will trust in Him. If we admit to Him that we are sinners and look to Him as our Savior, then His Word tells us: "If we confess [admit] our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:99If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)). Have you done this?