What Has God Done? - Conclusion of GOD CREATED ALL THINGS FOR OUR GOOD

The earth testifies to how God feels about us.   In the words of the apostle Paul, God "did not leave himself without witness  in that he did good, giving [us]rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying [us] with food and filling [our] hearts with gladness.'  (Acts 14:17)  God supplied more than the mere necessities for our survival.  He provided abundantly in quantity and variety so that we could enjoy life.  All of this is but a glimmer of what he intended for us.

Jehovah created the earth so that humans could live forever on it.  The Bible states: "The earth he has given to the sons of  men," and he "did not create it simply for nothing, but formed it to be inhabited."  (Psalm 115:16; Isaiah 45:18)  Inhabited  by whom and for how long?  "The righteous will possess the earth, and the will live forever on it." -PSALM 37:29. 

Accordingly, Jehovah created the first man ans woman, Adam and Eve, and settled them in an earthly paradise "to cultivate it and to take care of it."  (Genesis 2:8, 15)  God gave them an exciting twofold assignment: "To be fruitful and become many, fill the earth and subdue it."  (Genesis 1:28)  Thus Adam and Eve had before them the hope of enjoying unending life on earth.  Sadly, they chose to disobey God and for that reason lost the prospect of being among  "the righteous" who "will possess the earth."  However, as we will see, their actions have not changed Jehovah's purpose for us or the earth.  First, though, let us consider something else God has done. 

Next time: What Has God Done? -GOD PROVIDED HIS WRITTEN WORD

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