MamaArcher's Blog

Pondering Creation, Myself, & My Savior

Have you ever stopped and pondered the great awesomeness of God’s creation?  The beauty, the splendor, how majestic it is?  I have had the privilege to live in many beautiful places.  I see the grandeur of the mountain tops everyday.  Just yesterday I went and watched the eagles being fed here in town, they are such magnificent birds.  I think of this part of God’s creation, the land, the sea, and the animals and how they are not sinful creatures but yet are effected by the fall of man.  I think on how even they groan for a Savior.

For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Romans 8:19-24a

Then I think on the depravity of man. What sinful creatures we are. How we have nothing redeemable in us yet God chose to redeem us. I have pondered the great cost of my redemption and am dumbfounded. I see the beauty of the creation around me and I realize how small a creature I am; how unworthy. The following passage is one that I often ponder.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.Psalm 8:3-5

I believe the truer the depth of understanding we have concerning our fallen and broken state the more we realize our unworthiness and marvel at the salvation God gives to those who believe. It becomes harder and harder for me to comprehend why God would love one such as me and he becomes so much more amazing and glorious to behold.

It is a good day to me when thou givest me a glimpse of myself; Sin is my greatest evil, but thou art my greatest good–from Valley of Vision