This morning I listened to a meditation on one of favorite apps, Abide. If you haven’t heard about this app, go check it out. They have some free meditations to listen to so you can try it. I use their sleep meditations to help put me to sleep or to just relax. The title of the meditation I listened to was ” God’s Devine Design.” The main verse was Job 12:7-8; “Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. Let the fish in the sea speak to you.”
We can learn about the ways of God through watching and observing creation. The testimony of creation is God, the Creator, is sovereign over all just as God was in control of Job’s life. True wisdom and power belong to God and this is the reason why Job chose to trust God even in the midst of all that was afflicting him.
We know that when God created …”every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.” (NIV). In verse 26 of Genesis, God gives man rule over creation. Matthew 6:26, “Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?” (NLT). The birds, squirrels, all the creatures God created are well cared for by Him, how much more valuable are we to God? I have to ask, how well cared for are the birds and squirrels in you yard? LOL. Ours are well, fat and happy. Now I’m not saying God asks us to put out bird feeders and squirrel feeders, but we should be kind to them when we can. If you live in an apartment a bird feeder may not be possible. Perhaps you have seen this video of a man giving water to a thirsty squirrel from a bottle.
God gave us charge over the animals, we should help them when we can. Especially when it comes to our pets, some pets are abused, 😦 .
If God can provide for the animals that roam in our yards and in nature, how much more is He going to care for us? Sometimes we may question what God is doing. Job had his moments but he chose to trust.
God created us man, animals and the earth and called it all good. He gave us charge over the land and animals. We are far more valuable to Him than the birds, how much more is He going to care for us? God is in control, He is sovereign. We need to trust Him as Job trusted Him. Easy? No, not always. It’s a choice and a step of faith in obedience.
Anchor in Hope
The Kedge Anchor 
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