Our Place in Creation

Once we decide to let go and let God act in our lives, we come to understand life in many different ways. We find God in the smallest pieces of creation that we missed in our past. When we seek to understand God in our lives, we are humbled by how limited we are in all of man’s achievements compared to God’s creative power. That which man has been able to understand about God’s created Universe is as small as a mustard seed compared to His work in creation.

Although the abilities of our minds to understand creation are limited, it is still a great gift we’ve been given by God that puts us above all creatures of the Earth. God has given man the sense to be drawn to those things that are a mystery to us, and the desire to unwind what we can’t understand. The danger in all of this is to become inebriated with what we can achieve and think we are on a level with our creator.

When man gets to the point where he thinks himself an expert on what is true in this world, he sets himself up for a calamity. He is ignoring the fact that it is God who is helping him find solutions. God acts quietly in our lives behind the scenes and has a helpful and generous plan in all things.

As human beings in our small part of God’s creation, we sometimes let our egos take charge and think that we have control over things. This is a trap we set for ourselves, that keeps us from fully enjoying all living humans and the gift of nature that God has given us. Much worse is a person not connected with our Creator God and thus is doomed to a life unfulfilled and meaningless. When it’s all boiled down, we are called to live our lives for others, and make this world a better place.

Our inborn need to be curious and question things of life is another gift from God. When we observe the Cosmos around us and think about life and the possibility of eternal life, our minds race in the processing of these marvelous jewels around us. We are humbled by these things and are drawn closer to God day by day as we attempt to unravel the blessings of life.

The more things we can ponder in this Godly creation, the closer we come to knowing God. Discoveries of science shouldn’t make us feel more in control, but more humble and connected with God’s Eternal Kingdom. Science and religion can go hand in hand when science is used to better understand God’s creative power and love for us little specs on Planet Earth.

The problem with misused science is that it gives man the ability to build weapons of mass destruction to be use to kill each other. So much talent and intellect is used in these efforts that could be used to bring peace to the world in appreciation of the gift all mankind has been given.

As true worshippers of God, we must live out the goodness and righteousness God expects of us. We are called to love one another and when followed by all religions, the world will be an even more beautiful place. Just thinking about these things won’t move us very far in reaching our desired condition for the world.

Of course there is evil in this world as God has given us free will. We can use our religion, our attempt to seek God in all aspects of our lives, to reach out to others and live our lives for them. There is work involved here, but we are not in it alone. When a difficult job seems easy, it’s because God is somewhere nearby.