For the Beauty of the Earth

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

Genesis 1:1-2


I spent a lot of time last week staring at the ocean. Because of our location this time, I could do that practically all day from sunrise to sunset, all without leaving the house, which was good because we didn’t have the warmest weather.

From the windows of the house we could see the oceans. We saw birds, and dolphins, and on the final day a perfect rainbow, a reminder of God’s promise from Genesis 9:13.

As I watched it all I thought, as I often have in the past, that none of this poofed into existence. None of it happened by accident.

In other words, it’s laughable to think that nothing banged into nothing and poof dinosaurs.

I do not understand the “science” that looks at the intracies of creation and think that it just evolved.

Instead, in all of creation, I see the hand of the creator.

Isaac Newton said:

This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being…This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all.

Earlier this week a friend posted a picture of the Colorado Rockies covered in

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snow and shared much the same sentiment.

This didn’t just happen. It’s by design.

There are Biblial scholars who can expound on this much better than I.

But I know what I believe. I know what I see.

And when I look at creation, I see the hand of the creator.

 


 

THINGS YOU SHOULD READ

BREAKING: DeSantis signs bill investing $70 million into programs to support fatherhood
The Post Millennial
DeSantis signed HB 7065, a child welfare bill that promotes responsible fatherhood in the state and encourages their “active participation in their children’s lives.” Read More.

Youngkin amends bill, puts Loudoun County School Board members on the ballot in November
WJLA
This move comes after the Governor signed an executive order on his first day in office authorizing the Virginia Attorney General to investigate possible wrongdoing by Loudoun County School Board members and the school district regarding sexual assaults that happened in two Loudoun County schools last year. Read More

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FOX NEWS
The Heritage Foundation education fellow Jonathan Butcher told Fox News Digital that any “official who is advocating against parents’ rights today is missing the importance of this cultural moment.” Read More.

10 Woke Changes Disney Is Making To Old Cartoons
The Babylon Bee
Never fear! Disney is making several changes to beloved films to make them more acceptable to today’s audiences! Read More.

BORN ON THIS DAY

The Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC

1570 – Guy Fawkes, English soldier, member of the Gunpowder Plot (probable; d. 1606)
1743 – Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd US President (d. 1826)
1866 – Butch Cassidy, American criminal (d. 1908)
1906 – Samuel Beckett, Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
1919 – Howard Keel, American actor and singer (d. 2004)
1923 – Don Adams, American actor and director (d. 2005)
1950 – Ron Perlman, American actor
1955 – Steve Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

BENEDICTION

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 15:5-6

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