Thursday, November 6, 2014

Creation and the Fall

Recently, I was struck by how much beauty there still is in this world.  When Adam and Eve sinned that first time, much that is unlovely entered the world.  Death, decay, disease, difficulty during work, and painful childbirth, just to name a few.  But God did not remove ALL the beauty.  There is still much beauty that surrounds us.

Laughter, mountains, the ocean, flowers, hummingbirds.  My children's faces, marriage, music.  All were left for us to revel in, to see and thank God for.  A starry night, good food, friendship.  He could have taken all of this away.  After all, it's what we deserve.  Hell, whether here on earth, or for all eternity.  It's no more or less than we have earned.

But He didn't.  He left many beautiful things for us, to point us to Him.  How like God.

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