Mea e ‘ai e tatau ma le aso
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”. (John 3:16)
Lets look at the ecosystem. The snow falls on the mountains. As that snow falls, the sun melts it. The streams carry the water down to ponds or lakes where water then evaporates and goes back up into the heavens to fall as rain, to replenish our water supply.
God made the ecosystem perfectly balanced. Nature shouts to us, that there is a God that designed it. Water is continuously recycled. God has built into earth a system to provide for His creatures. A system that reveals care and a loving God that has thought out the environment that’s perfect for you and me.
All across earth he causes the harvest to bloom and blossom and food to grow. He brings just the right amount of sunlight and rain, just so you and I can eat and enjoy life to the fullest.
And He gives us the abundant provisions of the earth. He gives us the fruits of the trees, as gifts; every apple you eat is a gift of God that’s already cooked naturally. You don’t need to bake it and make apple pie, God has already cooked the apple perfectly, tenderly and gently through nature until it is ready for harvest.
All the genius and smarts of man cannot cause that seed to grow. Man can't put life in the seed. It's a gift of our living, loving God.
As we talked about in yesterday’s blog, God created and numbered the stars. (Isaiah 40:26). "Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name…Not one is missing."
Who keeps the stars in their orbit? One scientist said when you look at the stars and you see millions of stars and planet and galaxies it's like a mass raceway exhibit of shooting stars. They are like water skiers in the sky passing one another at incredible speeds. Why does earth not have collision with these stars that can destroy all life?
We can pose the same question in reverse when mega-quake catastrophe of historical natural disasters hits us. We question God? When the protective O-zone layer placed by God to protect the earth is depleted by man made pollution, we question God…
When weather patterns all around the world is going haywire because of global warming, melting glaziers, we are quick to question God. God melts the snow naturally for our benefit, but accelerated melting of the glaziers is man made.
People even blame God when our loved ones pass away. In Samoan, it is standard to hear funeral orators “E le o so outou finagalo, a o le pule toatasi a le Atua.” (Not your want, but God’s will)
When we look at the life of Jesus Christ, friends, and we see the care, the love, that God manifests, indeed, in His own son. In the life of Jesus (God manifested), you can clearly see, it is not God’s will that any should perish, but that we enjoy everlasting life.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”. (John 3:16)
That is God’s true will.
Family, we have a loving intelligent, designer God at our side, which has made all provisions for us that we can thrive through the tough times, if you're acquainted with Him.
If He can hang the stars in orbit, don’t you think he can take-care of your needs?
Ia manuia,
failauga p. anoa’i
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