Watching the Weather Channel for anything other than the weather report is a significant clue that you’re wasting time. But as the threat of yet another baseball strike loomed, I decided to boycott ESPN’s Baseball
Tonight.
The History Channel, my favorite was documenting the story of the assembly line. So, forgive me for finding category 4 hurricanes riveting. During the show on catastrophic weather, the phrase “act of God” sneaked its way into the narration. That choice of words intrigued me. Why is it that we call natural calamities “Act of God”? The power of nature certainly demonstrates God’s strength. But we often try to blame God for bad things. That’s what Adam tried to do way back in the Garden.
“The woman You put here with me,” Adam said after God confronted him with his sin (Genesis 3:12), “she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it [so it’s Your fault, God, and hers too]. Okay, so Adam didn’t say that last part, but he was thinking it!
We looked at the Holocaust and ask, “How could God let this happen?” We ask why God lets terrorists fly into buildings in their misguided quest for paradise. The consequences of the fall of the human race are too huge to discuss here. But the terrible things in the world are not God’s fault. The world He designed was paradise!
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” says the very first line of Scripture (Genesis 1:1) . The creative acts of God are outlined for us in the succeeding verses, always with this phrase: “God saw that it was good.” The plants and the trees were pronounced good. The sun, moon, and stars: good. The birds and fish: good. The other living creatures: good. Human beings: very good.
Next time you’re in the great outdoors, or just talking with a friend (who is made in God’s image), remember the wonderfully creative acts of God. It’s a fallen world. But what God created is good! – Tim Gustafson
REFLECTION
Why do we often look for someone to blame? What good things in nature have I been overlooking or taking for granted? When have I taken time to praise God for them? Good is good – all the time.
“God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.” Today Verses : Genesis 1:20-31
Tonight.
The History Channel, my favorite was documenting the story of the assembly line. So, forgive me for finding category 4 hurricanes riveting. During the show on catastrophic weather, the phrase “act of God” sneaked its way into the narration. That choice of words intrigued me. Why is it that we call natural calamities “Act of God”? The power of nature certainly demonstrates God’s strength. But we often try to blame God for bad things. That’s what Adam tried to do way back in the Garden.
“The woman You put here with me,” Adam said after God confronted him with his sin (Genesis 3:12), “she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it [so it’s Your fault, God, and hers too]. Okay, so Adam didn’t say that last part, but he was thinking it!
We looked at the Holocaust and ask, “How could God let this happen?” We ask why God lets terrorists fly into buildings in their misguided quest for paradise. The consequences of the fall of the human race are too huge to discuss here. But the terrible things in the world are not God’s fault. The world He designed was paradise!
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” says the very first line of Scripture (Genesis 1:1) . The creative acts of God are outlined for us in the succeeding verses, always with this phrase: “God saw that it was good.” The plants and the trees were pronounced good. The sun, moon, and stars: good. The birds and fish: good. The other living creatures: good. Human beings: very good.
Next time you’re in the great outdoors, or just talking with a friend (who is made in God’s image), remember the wonderfully creative acts of God. It’s a fallen world. But what God created is good! – Tim Gustafson
REFLECTION
Why do we often look for someone to blame? What good things in nature have I been overlooking or taking for granted? When have I taken time to praise God for them? Good is good – all the time.
“God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.” Today Verses : Genesis 1:20-31
