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| An Incredible System . . . Made by God |
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.” Psalm 119:1-3
I am utterly amazed when I stop to think about God’s creation. In specific, the fact that everything God created is self-supporting. God is into systems . . . a lot. Take a moment right now and see if you can thing of something God created that doesn’t contain systems which stimulate ongoing cycles of sustenance and growth. Perhaps there’s something out there that doesn’t meet that criteria and I’m just thinking too narrowly. If so, please enlighten me.
For example, we could dedicate our entire lives to the study of the Solar System. The center of that system consists of a massive inferno that can be seen for millions of miles. The light from that inferno hits a tiny planet we call home and triggers a process we know as ‘photosynthesis‘. You may remember from science class this ‘system’ which allows us to survive every day on planet earth. It’s the fascinating process by which sunlight interacts with plant-life to create oxygen. Within our bodies we have several ‘systems’ that work tirelessly to keep us alive. For instance, our respiratory system utilizes the oxygen generated through photosynthesis to stimulate and feed our various other vital systems like the digestive ‘system’ and circulatory ‘system’.
My point . . . God is into systems. Big time. Systems are one of the primary elements of everything He has created. So if you have ever felt like you should create a ‘system’ to better accomplish the work of the Lord (note – same Guy) then please be released today. I don’t think God will have a problem with that at all.
Us pastors and church leaders can get stuck into thinking that if we create systems to facilitate various aspects of ministry then we are trying to do things the way of the world. After all, the bible does warn us to “not to be conformed to the patterns of this world” (Romans 12:2) – so we try to stay far, far away from doing things systematically. Today, I’d like to clear that myth up once and for all….
The world did not think up systems – God did.
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