The Amazing Creation of God

Well, what could you say.....................when I saw my beautiful niece born, and the lovely face, and active hands and feet, i don't know what to say. I could only look in awe at how beautiful the creation of God is. I never could imagine that such a cute thing comes out from the mummy's tummy, and that it is so perfect that the human mind is not able to comprehend how it all began. I don't know if you have ever wondered................i seldom did, but when I look at my niece, it just really took my breaethe away to realise that God has it all so well planned, to know how to make His lovely children. That really put my mind at ease to know that God knows it so well, right through to every single detail and it is one that no one could even work out how it's done. Only God knows. And that brings me to the assurance that God has my life all in plan, and if only I could trust God completely, to leave Him to make me to be more perfect. Why should I have to worry, if God can create us right from the beginning to be so perfect, that God could change and mold us to be even more Christlike. However, it is for us to trust in Him, and for us to let Him do what He desires in us.

I'll not say any further, but enjoy the beautiful creations of God.

Psalm 139:13-18

For you 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 full well.
My frame was not hidden from you

when I was made in the secret place.

When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body.

All the days ordained for me were written in your book

before one of them came to be.
How precious to [b] me are your thoughts, O God!

How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them,

they would outnumber the grains of sand.

When I awake,

I am still with you.

EXTRAVAGANCE

"Let's offer an extravagant worship unto the Lord."

Extravagance seems to always go with giving. And it's not just giving as a tip, but it is giving more than what you can give.

I was reading about the lady who broke the perfume bottle (vase) and poured it over Jesus.............I was really touched by her act, and God spoke in my heart, when was the last time that I broke the vase for Him?

Then Mary took about a pint[a] of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. ..........."Leave her alone," Jesus replied. " It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me." John 12:3, 7-8

It presented a challenge to my giving unto the Lord. I believe that it is not just about giving a lot that says extravagance, but it is the motivation of giving of all that says extravagance. We can have a lot, but only give a little, but yet we can have little and give a lot.

Mary, she was willing to give up her most expensive possession to Jesus, and choose to anoint Jesus with the perfume. According the the days then, it was crazy to do that. The perfume was worth more than a year's wages, and she knew that she would not have anything after she gives it to Jesus. One would have thought that maybe Mary could have just dab a few dab of the perfume on Jesus, but yet, Mary "BROKE HER VASE", and pour it all...........ALL.............to Jesus. Wow, she didn't even hesitate, but she gave it all. She probably faced a lot of criticisms then, where people probably criticised her for her waste and not being wised.

But hey.............hang on, look at what Jesus said. He's very pleased, and even rebuked those who criticised her. I believe the heart of Jesus is not saying that we need to give "a lot" before He is pleased, but He sees our heart even as we give. And I'm sure Jesus felt really blessed at that time.

This brings me to the question of Extravagant Worship unto the Lord. How much are we giving it to the Lord, in our serving, in our worship, in our love to Him. God doesn't just want us to be doing extravagance, but God wants that extravagance to outflow from our hearts unto Him. When we serve Him with extravagance, it is knowing that we do ministry to our very best, and even more, not for the sake of trying to outshine anyone, but for the sake of Christ. That really brings me to ask myself, am i serving God with my gift fully? Even when I think I've done my best, am I willing to go extra and do even better than my best? That's when I really have to break the vase.

It seems like a high standard of excellence when I say to do even better than my best. But when I think about it, if we only set it to the best, then, we'll only aim at a certain level to reach the best, and that's what we already can do. But when we aim to do even better than our best, we reach higher, and that's when we know that in our own capacity and ability, we can't do it, and it is for God that we try, and for us to rely on God even more.

I realise that I need to change my attitude about just doing my best. I think sometimes, when we say that it is my best that I can offer, it felt like it's an excuse to only grow up to a certain level. But I'm challenged to do even better than my best, so that I can always offer even more unto God, that it will not just be my best, but it will be my extravagance unto God.

An eagle will not soar high if they think they can only fly above the valleys and mountains. However, we see that the eagle has flown to the ends of the earth, it goes to show that they always keep trying to reach as high. I want to soar like an eagle, that will touch the heavens. Would you?