Have you ever spent much time in a large Zoological Park, or walked through a modern, Ocean Aquarium, or even a Space Observatory? These places awaken awe in us for the grandeur of our universe, while at the same time the breath-taking complexity and distinctiveness of each species or category of created things, from earth animals to galaxies, right? Psalm 19:1 declares boldly: “The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of His hands…” When I look up into the sky, day or night, from anywhere on the face of this planet, I stand in awe, do you? Psalm 139:16 echoes with this declaration: “You, O God, created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that…” When we hold a newborn baby in our hands, we should be equally awed at the magnificent design and creative power of God in giving life to all living things, right?
But the sad truth is that EVERYTHING that exists, including ALL that God has created, is decaying and all living things will eventually die. That sad reality is the result of what happened in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve rejected God’s perfection and invited Satan’s evil into our world. (Genesis 3:14-24) As we saw this past weekend in our study of 1 Corinthians 15 & Revelation 20, this sad reality will continue until King Jesus Himself finally sends sin, Satan and death into the lake of fire for all time future.
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