God’s Plan

Bible Reading: Genesis 1:1; Psalm 33:6-9

“Mom, I thought God made the world,” said Ryder one afternoon. He watched as his little sister Amelia took crayons and paper from the drawer.

“That’s right, Ryder. God did create the world,” Mom replied, reaching for a piece of paper and crayons herself.

“Well, my science book seems to be saying that everything just…just happened,” said Ryder. “I didn’t quite get it, but it sounded like the world just kinda made itself. How do we know for sure it didn’t happen like that?”

“Aren’t you going to draw a picture, Mommy?” asked Amelia. “Draw a horse for me, okay? Please?”

Mom sat back and looked at the paper and crayons on the table. “Let’s just watch these crayons a little while,” she said. “If we wait long enough, maybe they’ll just happen to draw a sky and grass and trees and horses—and even people—all by themselves.”

“No, they won’t!” said Amelia. “A picture can’t just draw itself.”

“No?” Mom turned to Ryder. “Do you agree with your sister?”

“Of course!” Ryder replied.

Mom smiled. “You’re absolutely right. A picture can’t draw itself, and the world couldn’t make itself either. It didn’t just happen. Tell me—when you want to make a picture, how do you go about it? What do you do first?”

“Uh…I decide what I want in it,” said Ryder. “I plan how to do it—what to put where.”

Mom nodded. “Well, God had a plan too. He knew every little detail of what He wanted His world to be like, from the tiniest flower to the largest dinosaur. What’s the next thing you do?”

“Well, I pick up my pencils or crayons or whatever I’ve decided to use and start drawing,” said Ryder.

“You put your plan into action. That’s what God did too. He spoke, and it was done. God’s special plan—the world—was brought into existence by His word. Everything—and everyone—that exists is here because God wanted to show His glory and love by creating us and the world we live in.”

Amelia picked up a crayon and held it out to Mom. “Will you draw my horse now?”

Mom took the crayon. “All right. One black horse coming up.” -Gayle J. Thorn

How About You?

Have you been told the world just happened to come into being? Don’t believe it! God planned out exactly how everything in our world should be, down to the smallest detail. He spoke, and the world was created. And He cares about every part of His creation—including you! Be thankful you have such a great and wonderful God who loves and cares for you.

Today’s Key Verse:
John 1:3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. (NKJV)

Today’s Key Thought:

God created everything