God: The Ultimate Creator

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1, NIV

Do you ever take the time to slow down to appreciate God’s creation?

I love how my bonus daughter, Emma (my son’s wife), gets excited about the amazing creatures in nature.

For instance, consider the Luna moth. Emma caught it in our backyard one evening and told us how it only lives for a week. I also learned it never eats as an adult. It can live on what it ate as a caterpillar.

What about the banana slug? Yes, it’s bright yellow and looks like a banana. These slugs live under redwood trees and eat plants that compete with the redwood seedlings. This helps the baby redwoods grow. Then, the trees grow up and make the shade the slugs need to live.

The same Creator made you.

Psalm 139:13 says God created us while we were still in our mother’s womb.

He gave us unique characteristics that develop even before we are born. At conception, God determines if we are male or female. During the first trimester, our unique fingerprints start to form.

We don’t always understand God’s design. But it’s always purposeful and always good.

Lord, open our eyes to the beauty around us. Help us to see Your good design in nature and in our own bodies.

Stacy Graves