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As a Christian and a creationist it has struck me lately how amazing our earth really is. God truly had us in mind when he created this beautiful home. Think about Mars or Jupiter or anywhere else where life could have possibly "evolved". In the case of Mars, it seems to be little more than a boring, rocky terrain with the occasional trough or valley. Jupiter and other planets are just big balls of Gas. Our moon is cold and colorless. But look at the earth! It CAN'T be just dumb luck....It SCREAMS love and creation. God put so many beautiful and wonderful things here for us Humans to explore and learn about. For every type of person or personality, it seems there are just as many varied topics of interest or activities created to strike the imagination and learn from.
God created mountains to climb, seas to navigate, dirt to excavate, caves to explore, rivers to raft, forests to camp, animals to study, lakes to fish, a sky to fall from, a starry universe to ponder the possibilites. Would you have thought of all this if you were to create the world? It seems to me that our earth is a virtual playhouse for us humans, designed to explore, admire, and fascinate the senses.
And, He gave us tons of stuff to bring us joy and strike our deepest emotions: a whole palette of beautiful colors for the artistic minded, an unlimited potential for making music, a million different food combinations for the culinary-minded, countless materials and natural rescorces for building and creating things.
But more than that he gave us the greatest gift of all: love in one's heart. The Bible says we were created in His image. I believe this is what that means. We are simply the multi-dimentional result of God's love. Most of us would agree there is nothing more powerful in life than the love you can give and receive. Without it, people have a tendency to develop a cold heart, and essentially lead meaningless lives -- regardless of anything else they may have. And God made it possible, regardless of our earthly relationships, to have a meaningful relationship with Him. And in that respect we're never alone, and love can always be exchanged...it's this little piece of God's creation that fills us with purpose and makes us whole. S