God’s design | considering the word

“When He prepared the heavens, I was [wisdom] was there, when He drew a circle on the face of the deep, when He established the clouds above, when He strengthened the fountains of the deep, when He assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters would not transgress His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; and I was daily His delight, rejoice always before Him, rejoicing in His inhabited world, and my delight was with the sons of men.” Pr. 8:27-31

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the works Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: “My God, how great Thou art!”

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

How Great Thou Art, by: Carl Boberg

Awestruck,

jamie

Pr. 3:20: “By His knowledge the depths were broken up, and clouds drop down the dew.”

Ya know there are some things that just are…

The clouds drop down dew because that is the way the Lord designed it. We “men” don’t have to force that to happen. The Lord, in His knowledge, deliberately set it up so that dew would water the earth.

Breathing. Most of us don’t have to think about making ourselves breathe, although anyone who has ever had breathing difficulties will appreciate breath all the more. God created our brain to cause our lungs to work on their own. It just happens.

We also don’t have to tell our hearts to beat. With wise forethought, our Creator, caused this to happen whether we’re consciously thinking about it or not.

These are not the only things God purposely designed to be already in place for us. For example, we don’t have to offer sacrifices for our forgiveness. Likewise, we don’t have to earn our salvation.

Our forgiveness and salvation are already in place. With the same forethought, our Deliverer offered His Son on the cross and offered salvation and forgiveness to us all.

Besides accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior, there is nothing we have to do to make those things happen. Jesus already did it.

Sometimes we don’t “feel” like we’re forgiven. Sometimes we may worry that we’re not doing enough to be saved. When our feelings don’t line up with the Word of God, however, those feelings are wrong. Forgiveness and salvation already exist, whether we ‘feel’ them or not.

In the same way that we don’t have to cause the clouds to drop down dew, tell our lungs to breathe, or remind our hearts to beat, we don’t have to do anything to earn those things. By His knowledge, the Lord has done it! When Jesus said, “It is finished,” He meant it.

Go out and touch the dew. Let it remind you of the grace of God, which was offered freely, and has saved you. Just like that dew you didn’t create, you don’t have to make it happen. It is finished.

Breathing fresh air,

jamie