In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. Genesis 1:1-3
Do you ever think about your dream home? I do. All the time. I watch home renovation shows and look up house plans online. But God has already given us our dream home. How do we know God loves us?
Look around you. God loves us so much that He created this perfect environment for us.
Six days God creates, each day God brings more extraordinary, beautiful things into the creation for us to enjoy. Layer upon layer of beautiful things; so complex, so amazing, our world could not have happened by accident. Every bit of it was planned to welcome us: the air we breathe, the food we eat, the places we play, the garden we work.
God made everything, everything in this world, in Heaven, and on earth, and He made it all: for us. The universe is our dream house.
God prepared it all for us. Vaulted ceilings, the dome of Heaven shining with sunlight by day and studded with stars by night, and the glorious moon hanging above us. Water rushes down rivers and over waterfalls splashing and pooling into lakes. Food is everywhere, trees and vines heavy laden with delicious fruit. God created the perfect world and got it all ready for His last and best creation: people God Himself even planted a garden for us to live in. Quiet paths to walk through with flowers of all colors, bees busy pollinating with no sting to harm us, all the animals are pets; lions never bite, we swim in the ocean with dolphins, whales and sharks for fun, always safe. Why? Because God loves us.
Only Someone Who loves us very much would make such a beautiful and perfect place for us to live in, would prepare it for us, and then: hand over the keys.
Prayer: Lord God, eternal God, thank You for creating. Thank You for creating this beautiful world for me to live in. Open my eyes today to Your beautiful creation all around me. I pray in Jesus’ name, amen.