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Encouraging Words: The Life Of A Bug
The greatest treasure given to mankind is the Word of God, the Bible. In it is God’s revelation of Himself to man, His redemptive plan for man, and God’s judgement of man in the end times.
It was A. T. Pierson that called the Bible “God’s Living Oracle.” His book with the same name was published in 1904. It is available for free on the internet and worth the read.
Now I know what you are thinking, what does the Bible have to do with the life of a bug? It is because the Bible is completely accurate and true in all things, including bugs!
The Bible tells us in Genesis chapter one that God created bugs on the sixth day of creation. In verse twenty-four it says, “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.” So, there it is, God created bugs, “creeping things,” on the sixth day. He also created all manners of beast, including lions, tigers, bears, skunks, armadillos, and finally, the dinosaurs.
The Bible also tells us that God is omniscient, meaning he is all knowing. That said, God has been and always will be aware of the life of every creature that has ever lived, including the bug.
Bugs come in all varieties, colors, sizes, and configurations. God took immense pleasure in His creative ability when He made the bugs. God knew some men would be fascinated by these amazing creatures, so He freely created all kinds of bugs.
Red bugs, green bugs, gray bugs, black bugs. Big bugs, small bugs, jumping bugs, walking bugs, flying bugs. Noisy bugs, quiet bugs, singing bugs, chirping bugs. Big bugs, little bugs, long bugs, short bugs. All kinds of bugs, each created for the glory of God!
God knows when each bug hatches and when each bug dies. Every bug has its purpose to glorify God, all ordained of God.
God created the heaven and the earth first, and everything that God created was for the earth and the life that He placed upon it. Oh yes, God purposely created bugs and gave them life. In Psalm 104 and verse 29b it says, “thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.” Then in verse thirty it says “Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created:”
The scientific community would have us believe that bugs evolved over millions of years. According to the Word of God, bugs were created instantly in all their infinite varieties on the sixth day of creation.
If you drive your car on a summer evening you will have your windshield spattered with bugs. You will, in vain, try the windshield washer to remove the residue of the bugs. You will discover your wipers are worn out, or your washer fluid is empty, or discover that your windshield washer fluid is ineffective at removing the bugs. That is just the risk of driving on a summers evening.
But just ponder on this, that God is aware of every bug that gave its life on your windshield, and personally, I am glad that He is. It is another reminder that God is exactly who he says He is, the Sovereign of the Universe. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present, holy, wise, and just. He is the God of creation. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is a covenant keeping God. He is faithful and true. If God is mindful of the bug, just think how much He is mindful of you.
See You In Church. –Bro. Louis
It was A. T. Pierson that called the Bible “God’s Living Oracle.” His book with the same name was published in 1904. It is available for free on the internet and worth the read.
Now I know what you are thinking, what does the Bible have to do with the life of a bug? It is because the Bible is completely accurate and true in all things, including bugs!
The Bible tells us in Genesis chapter one that God created bugs on the sixth day of creation. In verse twenty-four it says, “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.” So, there it is, God created bugs, “creeping things,” on the sixth day. He also created all manners of beast, including lions, tigers, bears, skunks, armadillos, and finally, the dinosaurs.
The Bible also tells us that God is omniscient, meaning he is all knowing. That said, God has been and always will be aware of the life of every creature that has ever lived, including the bug.
Bugs come in all varieties, colors, sizes, and configurations. God took immense pleasure in His creative ability when He made the bugs. God knew some men would be fascinated by these amazing creatures, so He freely created all kinds of bugs.
Red bugs, green bugs, gray bugs, black bugs. Big bugs, small bugs, jumping bugs, walking bugs, flying bugs. Noisy bugs, quiet bugs, singing bugs, chirping bugs. Big bugs, little bugs, long bugs, short bugs. All kinds of bugs, each created for the glory of God!
God knows when each bug hatches and when each bug dies. Every bug has its purpose to glorify God, all ordained of God.
God created the heaven and the earth first, and everything that God created was for the earth and the life that He placed upon it. Oh yes, God purposely created bugs and gave them life. In Psalm 104 and verse 29b it says, “thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.” Then in verse thirty it says “Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created:”
The scientific community would have us believe that bugs evolved over millions of years. According to the Word of God, bugs were created instantly in all their infinite varieties on the sixth day of creation.
If you drive your car on a summer evening you will have your windshield spattered with bugs. You will, in vain, try the windshield washer to remove the residue of the bugs. You will discover your wipers are worn out, or your washer fluid is empty, or discover that your windshield washer fluid is ineffective at removing the bugs. That is just the risk of driving on a summers evening.
But just ponder on this, that God is aware of every bug that gave its life on your windshield, and personally, I am glad that He is. It is another reminder that God is exactly who he says He is, the Sovereign of the Universe. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present, holy, wise, and just. He is the God of creation. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is a covenant keeping God. He is faithful and true. If God is mindful of the bug, just think how much He is mindful of you.
See You In Church. –Bro. Louis