Tues Devo: The Benchmark of Design

Genesis 1:31 “God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.” (NASB)

Isaiah 25:1 “O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.” (NASB)

Hello,

I have been going through a series at church called “The Truth Project”*, and one of the things discussed often is how people over time have compared their expectations/behaviors not to design, but to pathology. In other words, instead of setting expectation and choosing behaviors based on how things are designed, we tend to do that based on what we have seen go wrong or based on imperfect execution of the perfect design.

God has amazingly designed our world – physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual. I believe that as we read scripture and look at what is commanded of us, we have to remember that it is commanded that way based on His perfect design. All too often we make judgments on what we are asked by God to do based on the fallen things we see around us – and we hesitate or don’t follow through. But this is where we miss out. We must remember to look at the design of God, and follow through on His commandments, remembering He is the designer – and truly knows what is best.

Have a blessed day,

Will Hill

*The Truth Project is a DVD study series produced by Focus on the Family, I do highly recommend it!