Psalm 136:25

Psalm 136:25

The Creator's intricate designs

It has become almost a daily occurrence now, that my attention is drawn to some wonder or object of God’s creative genius; a fact about a bird or a plant, the sight of a butterfly on the wing, the awe-inspiring pillars of cloud on the horizon, I could go on and on. On every occasion, I find myself asking the question, “How could anyone believe that all of this came together by accident rather than design? How could intelligent people miss the complexity, beauty and creative design that is evident all around us?” Paul states succinctly, in Romans 1:18-23, that the truth about God is plain, it can be seen in all that He has made, there is no excuse for people’s ignorance. But rather than acknowledge God, men dream up alternative theories as to how the heavens and the earth came into being and then they parade their so-called knowledge as wisdom, a wisdom that, in their view, far outshines the pathetic notions and ignorance of the “God-fearers”. Our education systems, media and culture promote complex theories about the origins of life while the Bible humbly points out, “God did it!”

As today’s verse reminds us, it is not just the design and formation of living creatures that display the creative genius of God but also the fact that He has provided food for every organism that exists, and the sources and variety in the food chains are mind-blowingly complex. Everything has a purpose and a cause in God’s world, nothing is left to chance; put together creation is an incredibly diverse and intricate matrix of interactive systems that allow life to develop and flourish. It is absolutely impossible for this to have happened by chance or by accident and yet most of the world’s population give no credit to the Creator. Let’s thank Him today and revel in His glory displayed all around us. Hallelujah!  

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