A "Designer" God

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. (Matthew 6:28-29)

With CHRISTmas a recent memory and visions of shoppers lined up to buy the newest designer shoes, handbag, or electronic equipment, I cannot help but reflect upon our designer God . . .

Jesus reminds us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) that God indeed gives us all we will ever need and that in fact it is better than we could ever produce! His name is engraved in all ceation and the product is perfect. Man can do nothing but ruin the works of God . . . never improve upon them. Yet we still seek more . . . better . . . bigger. Will God ever be enough?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the the earth.

(Genesis 1:1)

God is the designer . . . better than calvin . . . more attractive than a polo . . . and more functional than an apple. God makes better stuff . . . period!

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.

(Genesis 1:31)

God created the world in a mere seven days! It's still very good, even after we have done our best to destroy it. Yet we still seek a better way. We still need more things to make life better. We still want God and something else! Is being made in His image not enough?

I heard that grown men and women stood in line for hours just to get the latest sneaker. I wonder how many of them would stand in line for a Bible study or even a CHRISTmas service? Will they be in line when God stands at the register?

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

(Revelation 20:12-15)

What are we shopping for anyway? Whose name do we need stamped upon our lives? He is a Designer God after all!