God’s Design

   Who told the mighty oak tree how tall to grow?  Who designed the acorn that not only provides for more oaks but also provides food for the squirrels and others?  The root depth is precisely what is needed to give strength and nourishment to the tree.  The leaves are veined and devised to take the energy of the sun and convert it to the needs of the trees.  Is it merely coincidence that these things combine perfectly to provide all that is necessary for a healthy oak tree?

   Who gave the birds the design for their nest?  Twigs and scraps of leaves, string and whatever can be found are intertwined to provide safe haven for the procreation and safety of their young.  The mother warms the eggs to allow incubation and protects the newly hatched birds in the nest.  Who taught the male to provide protection and safety for the female and her young?  Just a simple act of nature; pure instinct?

   The crop in the field doesn’t know who planted it or why but it grows, providing food to nourish man and beast.  The seed will rot and be of no use unless it’s planted.  Nutrients, water and sunlight combine in the production of a new plant in the earths soil.  Just a fact of nature?

 

   I find it incredible and somewhat frustrating that so many see the magnificent creations of God and simply shrug them off.  “It’s just nature” they say.  They never stop to consider the intricacies involved in the day to day life of our world.  It they would stop and truly look, perhaps they would see the beauty of God’s design.

   Nature has no choice but to follow the will and design God intended.  Through free choice we can decide to ignore God’s will for us; sadly, many make that choice.  In doing so they deny the true nature of humanity.  We were created to be in loving communion with our Lord; otherwise we can never be what we are meant to be. 

   If we will make the decision to seek God’s design and plan for us we, like nature, can become what God has intended for us from the beginning of time.