Good job, God!

One of my favorite things to do has always been to stare out the window during car rides or have my head on a wonder-filled swivel during trail rides.  There are wildflowers and rolling hills, diverse forests and beautiful little critters scampering around, the blue of the sky and white cotton ball clouds.  Nature is so gorgeous and sometimes there is literally nothing else in my head but three little words: “Good job, God.”

I love nature in all of its beauty and all that it has to offer. From the companionship of pets to the carefully designed ecosystems and food chains and the towering trees and mountains, God has done amazing work in creating this planet we call home.  Just look at the human body: each microscopic, specialized cell made up of smaller particles with specific functions.  If these cells worked in any other way, the human body would not be able to survive.  Every human being, no matter what gender or race, is a miracle of God and He has done a fantastic job.

From the very beginning of His word, God reminds us that He is the Creator and that He loved what He had done.  In Genesis 1:31, His creation is described as being “very good”. That was before our entire universe was corrupted by the first sin.  What we see now is a dying world that “groans with labor pains” (Romans 8:22), but it’s still amazing and it’s still gorgeous and it’s still a gift from God.

Look at the people you meet everyday.  Each one a slightly different shade of human, everyone with a different personality, each with unique likes, dislikes, and interests.  We all have different struggles, different shaped bodies, different needs.  The thing that links us all is that God created us all “fearfully and wonderfully” (Psalm 139:14) and He loves us all so much that He literally died to be with us forever. That’s amazing.

The state of the world is sad.  But when we take a moment to step back and look at what is found in nature, apart from the violence and destruction, just the trees and the birds and a little waterfall in the middle of the woods or flip through a biology textbook and see the intricacies of the human eyeball or the layered fur of a polar bear, that’s where we find what God truly intended for us.  If you ask me, He did a really good job.