The creation story of the Bible tells us that God created everything by His Word, i.e. by just commanding them into existence: the earth, sea, sky, animals, birds, plants. But when God created human beings, he formed them. He created human beings, male and female, in His own image. Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Verse 7 says, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.” How special you are to God! He created you in His own image so that He could love you and you could love Him in a personal relationship.
Before God formed man, He created the Garden of Eden and put him there. This means that God provided everything for mankind. God has provided everything for you too, everything for you to live a happy life. You don’t have to search for what you need because it is already there for you. When a farmer goes to the field, he stoops to put the seed into the ground. At the right time the seed bears fruit and the plant becomes visible. In coming down to the earth in the form of the man Jesus, God has stooped to plant seeds in your life. At present, you may see only dust and mud in your life. Don’t despair, because below is the seed that will, at the appointed time, spring up yielding blessings that no demon can steal away! In spite of your lack of faith, what God has planned for you will happen!
We have a wonderful example in Genesis, where God, through His messengers, told Abraham, who was nearing 100 years, that his wife Sarah, almost 90 years, would bear him a son! Sarah laughed at the idea. But in spite of her lack of faith, God did what He said. We read in Genesis 21:1&2 – “And the Lord God visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.” We also have the example in 1Samuel 16, where God made a most unexpected, unbelievable choice of a young shepherd boy to be king of Israel. That was King David! In the New Testament of the Bible, we see how Peter, an uneducated, impulsive, fisherman was chosen by Jesus to be the leader of the apostles.
So remember that nothing is impossible with God. Whatever your present situation may be, trust in Him and wait for the appointed time to see the fulfillment of the wonderful plans He has for you! All you need do, is to move forward and do what God tells you to do, in spite of your lack of faith and fear of the unknown. What God has planned for you will happen!
By Pastor Robin Almeida
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