God is in the business of beauty. This planet could have fulfilled all its life sustaining functions just as well in a no frills version, but God made it unnecessarily beautiful. There is a kind of beauty in big cities, even among so many man made things, but for those privileged to live surrounded by the beauty of nature, it is obvious that God enjoys making things beautiful. And the beauty we see is that of a sin cursed, flood ravaged world. The upheaval of the flood gave us majestic mountains, sculpted plains, impossible rock formations and, of course, rainbows. If the "not to original specifications", "as is" earth is still so magnificent, what must the original have looked like?
Another example of God's love for beauty is the Tabernacle He had built to his specifications. Although for many years God demanded worship only on altars of natural stone, since man made efforts always went awry, He eventually allowed Israel to build a tabernacle. Although plain metals and materials might have sufficed for function, God commanded it to be built with gold, precious stones and elaborate, colorful fabrics. Not only did He demand beauty and artistry, but He divinely enabled the craftsmen who made it, just as He always empowers those He calls to serve.
If God can take something as destructive as the flood to make something as ugly as sin into something as beautiful as the earth, He is welcome to use what He chooses to make something beautiful out of me. I am proud to be Connie--"as is".
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