| “God Himself [that] formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain (or waste), He formed it to be inhabited” (Isaiah 45:18). |
| God took an interest in this earth, and when He created it, He made sure that it was suitable for man and animals to live on it. As we have already seen, this earth is not very large, compared to some of the stars and heavenly bodies in the universe. In fact, if we were to try and make a model of the universe (as we know it today) large enough so that the earth could be seen with the naked eye (say, about the size of a grain of sand), the earth itself would not be big enough to hold the model. Yet God took an interest in this world. He not only fitted it for man, animals, and plants to live on, but He is using it as part of His plan to honor and glorify His beloved Son. |
| Why did God not use a bigger planet on which to create man, animals, and plants? Why did he pick this earth, which is not that big, compared to some other planets? He has not told us, and we must be content to recognize that God may choose to do things the way He sees best. He has not told us why He did everything in a certain way. |
| However, I would suggest that perhaps there is at least one good reason why God picked this earth on which to place man. God knew that man would disobey the one command He gave him, and bring sin into this world. As a result, man would give up God, become very proud, and for many years would think that he and his earth were at the center of the universe. But the more man has learned about the universe, the more he must realize that the earth on which he lives is only a very small place in God’s universe. Yet God has put it in just the right position so that people, animals, and plants can live on it. If man is only willing to realize it, all this only points to God Himself as the One who should be glorified. It is not man who is great, but rather the God who created this vast universe. |
