A young woman sits in her doctor's office awaiting his return. Her mind races as she wonders what news he will bring. She and her husband had been trying for a number of months, and due to some changes she had noticed in her body recently, she suspected that she might finally be pregnant.
"Good news, Mrs. Jones!" The doctor announced with a smile as he re-entered the room. "You're gonna be a mom!"
Filled with excitement, she leaps from her chair, gives her doctor a big hug, and rushes home to tell her husband the news. He too is thrilled beyond words, and they immediately begin to plan out the room they'll prepare for their new family member.
Over the next 8 months, they find great joy in picking out various items for the baby's room. They want it to be perfect. They want their baby to be safe, warm, and comfortable. They buy a crib, a changing table, blankets, and colorful items to hang on the walls. Once they learn the sex of the baby, they begin to buy baby clothes and paint for the walls.
Every single action they take is filled with absolute love, hope, joy, and expectancy.
Finally, the day arrives. The baby is delivered at the local hospital, and after a couple days of recovery, they bring their little bundle of joy home, lay him in his bed, and allow him to rest in the perfect environment they had created for him.
The love they feel for this child cannot possibly be described in words, and for as long as they both live, they will always love him. They will always be there for him. They will always cherish him, protect him, and nurture him.
When I read the creation story in Genesis 1, I see God doing the very same thing for us.
He perfectly created the heavens and the earth, the sun, the moon, and the stars. He filled the earth with plant life, fruits and vegetables. He filled the seas with fish. He covered the land with livestock. He filled the air with birds.
He did all of this with one thing in mind........us. He created an entire universe, perfectly designed so that it might sustain us.
After all of this work had been done, He created man and woman, and set them in the midst of this beautiful, perfect world He had created for them. Furthermore, He didn't just drop them there and leave them. He walked with them in the garden. He lovingly showed them everything he had created for them.
I can only assume that He felt the same sense of love, hope, joy, and expectancy when He was creating all of these things for us that new parents feel as they decorate their baby's room knowing that the baby's arrival is coming soon.
So how should we respond to this? With a profound sense of gratitude, love, and thankfulness toward our loving God who provides all we will ever need.
Every time we eat a meal, watch a sunrise, take a walk in the woods, or breathe in fresh air, we should see God's presence. We should acknowledge the fact that it is His love for us that makes all of these things possible.
Of course, the best part is this: He still walks with us wherever we may go. He still shows us everything He has given us. He is always there for us. All we have to do is reach out to Him.
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