Today’s Devotional: All Things Reconciled
Here in Michigan, Creation is in the process of renewal. Birds are chirruping at all hours of the day. The cottonwoods are dumping their fluffly seeds everywhere and there’s a fine mist of pollen in the air. Getting used to the sensory changes that come with these springtime months can sometimes be an overwhelming experience. There are allergies and untamed lawns to combat. And the temperature seemingly jumps from chilly to unbearable overnight leaving us running to our fans and air conditioners.
Every year during Spring we reawaken along with the rest of Creation. It’s a glimpse of the fullness of life we can expect at the end of this age. This devotional from Wonder of Creation reminds us that just as Spring brings about new life, someday God will completely reconcile and restore not only us but the rest of the world to Him:
Human adjustment to these natural forces that have gone on for eons according to God’s plan and promise, are a good reminder that He created the natural world we occupy for His pleasure (Revelation 4:11)—but accruing to the benefit of all things living.
It was not just Noah and his family that disembarked and it was not just Noah’s family that received the covenant of blessing. Our accommodating to and adjusting for the rest of His creation has always been and always will be our duty, for, as the apostle Paul reminded us, God the Son will one day—perhaps soon—be reconciling “all things” to God the Father. The gospel is good news for “every creature under heaven” (Colossians 1:19-23). The great creation, the great preservation, and the great restoration we celebrate along with the natural world: “Praise God from whom all blessings flow/Praise Him all creatures here below!”
What do you look forward to most about Spring? What part of this season draws you to close to God?
