Gods Beautiful Creation

The last several days I have been preoccupied with an amazing new addition to my family…He is actually a K9. This is partially why I haven’t been able to get to my blogging. Among all other things of course.

The day I went and picked up my new dog- I was driving down the street couldn’t believe how excited I was. I was actually nervous, as if I was picking up a date. I shortly realized how much I truly loved dogs.

I think the anticipation really killed me, I had been waiting 8 weeks to finally get this little guy. However, the day had come…As I drove him home, I sat and observed his behavior. I was fascinated how different he was from the other dogs I had owned. I was intrigued by how unique he was. He was just sitting there starring at me with his gorgeous blue eyes, I couldn’t believe how perfect he was.

As I took this little guy everywhere, I was approached by almost every person that laid eyes on the pup. They were filled with this overwhelming excitement, this ecstatic emotional reaction. I was told things like; “this is the most beautiful puppy ever…”or “he looks like someone painted him…”

This made me realize that this beautiful creation had to have a creator. There is no possible way that this puppy could have evolved into such a perfect animal without a designer. I think if you look around the room right now you cannot see a single thing that wasn’t designed by a human (all the material things).

How can you even begin to suggest that we appeared by chance, when the device you are using to read this is so complex, you probably don’t have the slightest idea how it works or how it was made! Well, imagine how complex your device is, and multiply that by about a billion and you have Gods creation!

As the days went by, I became more acquainted with my little pup- Koda (picture on the left). I began to notice that he was very intelligent. He had a personality just like every human does. The more time I spent with Koda the more I realized how much I truly adored him. He had made his way into my heart. It even became challenging for me to discipline him because of how much I loved him.

If I can look at this little pup and be amazed at his beauty, how must God feel when he looks at us- his children, his creation, which was made in his own image…? A God that is filled with so much unconditional love, we cannot comprehend the power.

There are greater things in life than a dog, I know, but this experience spoke to my heart. This pup, gave me the compassion to appreciate Gods creation and his love.

Gods creation gave me joy, happiness, comfort, and strengthened my faith in the true creator. It made me realize that God put even the animals on this earth for our pleasure, for our comfort.

When I look at Gods beautiful creation all around us, I do not question that it was designed, I simply appreciate it, and appreciate the God that created me.

I sometimes wonder, what was God thinking when he created me- such a spoiled self centered human? How can God love someone as stubborn as me?

Well, we all fall, we all sin…and after taking care of my little pup, It made me realize, that we compared to God are as helpless as this puppy is to me. God sees us just as I see this little puppy. It doesn’t know that it will be hurt if it bites on an electrical cord-until it is shocked. It doesn’t know that it will be fed until I give it something to drink and eat (just like Jesus provides for us). It starts to panic and cry when it doesn’t see me…how many of us start to panic when we don’t see God answering our prayers, how many people are struck with fear when life becomes rocky and unpredictable. Like the pup leaving its business all over my house, at times when I am not looking and in places I cannot see it. How many of us sin when we think God isn’t looking…? Or how many of us hide when we feel ashamed?

I remember I use to come home and my older dog use to sometimes sit in his room ( laundry room), when it clearly could have come to the door to greet me. Was it because it didn’t want to see me? No, it was because the dog was disobedient and didn’t want to get scolded. When I came home and wasn’t greeted by my dog, I knew that the dog had done something it was ashamed of. Interesting, even dogs have guilt and shame- not just humans. And you want to know the irony behind this? Even if I scolded the dog for its bad behavior it continued to do bad things…this is because at the end of the day its still a dog and it will still give in to its K9 nature (especially when it came to digging in the trash for food)!

How many of us after we sin are ashamed to come to our heavenly father? How many of us, still fall into the same disobedience over and over and over again…Like a dog returning to its own vomit. I know I am guilty of this…over and over again, I know that the sin will cause pain, or it will disappoint the father yet i still do it.

If only we were as obedient to God as a dog is to its master, a loyal dog will stand by a masters side and wait for its next command. It will lay next to its master until the master gives the dog the okay to walk further..The dog is completely dependent on its master. It does not worry whether it will have food, whether it will have something to drink, it only relies on its masters grace. For a good master will not discipline a dog without cause, he will love the dog regardless of how much of a brat the dog may be. But keep in mind, when the dog is obedient, the master rewards it, the master brags and tells others about how truly disciplined the dog is.

Obedience to God proves our love for Him(God), demonstrates our faithfulness to Him, glorifies Him in the world, and opens avenues of blessing for us.

When we obey the Lord, we can live a life of joy, without shame, rooted deeply in the Lord and confident in our eternal hope. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”. Our obedience is actually part of our assurance that we truly know God.

We must try to be as loyal to our creator as a dog is to its master after being trained in the line of duty its entire life, because after all, we are preparing for the after life…..