The Handiwork-What Is Behind It? - Learning From His Handiwork

Sheer observation of his creation tells much about the Creator, Paul, on another occasion, mentioned an example of this when he told a crowd in Asia Minor:  "In the past generation [the Creator] permitted all the nations to go  on in their ways, although, indeed, he did not leave himself without witness in that he did good, giving you rains from  heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts to the full with food and good cheer."  (Acts 14:16, 17)  Note the example Paul gave of how the Creator, in providing food for mankind, has borne witness to His personality.

In some lands today, people may take for granted this availability of food. Elsewhere, many struggle to get enough to eat.  In either case, even the possibility of having any sustaining food depends on the wisdom  and goodness of the Creator.

Food for both man and animals results from the intricate cycles-including the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the phosphorus cycle, and the nitrogen cycle.  It is general knowledge that in the vital process of photosynthesis, plants us carbon dioxide and water as raw materials to produce sugars, using sunlight as the energy source. Incidentally, during photosynthesis plants release oxygen.  Could this be  termed a "waste product"?  To us this by-produce is hardly waste. It is absolutely essential that we breathe in oxygen and use it to metabolize, or burn, food in  our body.  We exhale the resulting carbon dioxide, which plants recycle as a raw material for photosynthesis. We have have studied this process in a basis science class, but it is no less vital and marvelous.  And this is just the start.   

Next time: The Handiwork -What Is Behind It? - Conclusion of Learning From His Handiwork

From the book Is There a Creator That Cares About You?