Just wanted to share something that I learned in church yesterday. Maybe learned isn’t the right word, but it’s something that stuck out to me. I help with the 4-5 yr old children’s church. I love these kids! They are so sweet, and I’m so glad that I’m able to spend the summer with them. We were learning about the creation story in Genesis 1 and Mr. Probst brought up something that I had never really thought about before.
God created the world in six days plus one day of rest. I knew this, but did you realize that God created everything with a certain order? What if He had created humans on the 2nd day? Mmmm. I’m thinking we might have been doing some pretty intense doggy-paddling, since dry land wasn’t created till the 3rd day. And what if the animals had been created before the plants? I wouldn’t have wanted to meet up with a hungry hungry hippo before his lunch had been created. It’s somewhat humorous to think of, but the point is that God is a God of order.
I like order. I like putting things in order too. Numbers, papers, shoes, books, refrigerators, rooms…yes. I love to organize and order. And sometimes I think I’m better at putting things in order than God is. That is probably the stupidest assumption I could ever make, but that’s how I live a lot of the time: putting things in the order that I want them in. I put my schoolwork before my spiritual refreshment. I decide that I would rather read a book than help someone else. Ok, basically, my order includes putting me first
What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? Psalm 8:4
Who am I, that God should even think about me? What have I done to make Him bless me? And the answer is, nothing. So where is my order? Well, I can tell you something. If I can keep God in mind with each decision I make, I’ll see that His order is always best and my order looks as ridiculous as mixing up the order of creation
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