The Wondrous Works Of God

Photo by Alex Brown

My daughter Alex and I have our best chats just before bedtime. Pillow talk has become a pastime we both look forward to. Often we end up talking about God and that always leads into a late night and more subject matter to build on for our future pillow talks.

One night Alex said, "Mom, why don't we make a list of all the awesome things God has done in the Bible," after we just got done listing a few things He had done for us personally. We started with a few from the top of our head and realized we would need to get a pencil and a lot of paper as we proceeded to list things from the Bible.

We started this exercise as something fun to do and it has started to branch into something more. We started in the very beginning, Genesis. I began to think, "since God has done all this why do I fret, and get anxious especially when he has proven over and over again through His Word and through His active participation in my life that He IS ALL that He says He is and DOES ALL that He says He's going to do.  The phrase, "O, ye of little faith" from Matthew 8:26 just hung in the back of my head as a mirror of my frailty for not always fully trusting Him when evidence is so easily documented. (I won't get into all the ways in which this is born out, that is another post)

No one likes being reminded of the things lacking or in need of refining in their life, yet the task in writing out the amazing, awesome things God has performed for our well-being, benefit and strengthening of our faith makes me reflect on His utter goodness, His plan, His glory and through this I am strengthened with a new perspective.

Take a look at this list packed full of amazing wonders God personally performed for you and me. We barely made it out of the first chapter of Genesis. ( Alex said we will probably take a year to get our list done..she's probably right!)

CREATION:
1.   Universe (Heavens and the Earth)     Genesis 1:1
2.   Angels                                                 Job 38:1-7
3.   Light                                                   Genesis 1:3
4.   Day and Night (Time)                        Genesis 1:4,5
5.   Water                                                  Genesis 1:6
6.   Atmosphere (Firmament)                   Genesis 1:8
7.   Land                                                    Genesis 1:9,10
8.   Sea                                                      Genesis 1:10
9.   Plants                                                  Genesis 1:11
10. Moon (lesser)                                      Genesis 1:14,16
11. Sun (greater)                                       Genesis 1:1,4 16
12. Stars                                                    Genesis 1:16
13. Sea Life                                               Genesis 1:20,21
14. Birds                                                    Genesis 1: 20, 21
15. Animals                                               Genesis 1:24
16. Man (In His image)                             Genesis 1:26, 27
17. Food (vegetarian)                                Genesis 1:29,30
18. Rest                                                     Genesis 2:2

If you ever have a chance to watch the documentary God of Wonders your spirit will rejoice in the creation of our Intelligent Designer.
Another must watch documentary series for educational viewing is, Incredible Creatures that Defy Evolution with Dr. Jobe Martin.

Netflix had both of these on the instant watch recently.

What wondrous things has God done in your life?