My God of Wonder

I continually wonder about the love that God has for us His children. No one can comprehend how deep this love is. Before God created man, He created a beautiful world that sprouts vegetation and contains hidden treasures, lights for signs and for seasons, to give light upon the earth, living creatures in the sea, land and air. He then created man in His image and gave him dominion over everything.  He was concerned about man being alone so He gave him his perfect companion to complement him. What pleasant fellowship man had with God on a daily basis till he disobeyed a simple instruction ‘Do not eat of this tree’. How it must have hurt! Having one of His creatures disobeyed Him.

Yet He loved man, so much so that He made covering by His own hand for man and his wife. Being a just and compassionate God, He issued the punishment with one hand and promised reconciliation with the other hand. What Mighty hands!!!

As man began to multiply, so sin began to spread. Still His eye was forever watching over them. But man continued committing sin and growing in wickedness, every intention of the thoughts of his heart was evil continually. And it grieved our God, yet sin continued till He was pushed to the wall and He sent a great flood to wipe out man whom He has created from the face of the earth.

Yet He loved man, so mush so that He found for Himself a righteous man that was blameless in his generation. Through this man, the world was not extinct and it began to grow again. Still sin continued. The new generation though they were wise in their own eyes and began to build a tower to reach heaven. “Let’s outsmart God”, they thought. What foolish wisdom. And they were scattered all over the face of the earth. I wonder if I can trace my generation to one of these men!

Yet He loved man. He remembered His plan to reconcile man to Himself, so He put into motion this plan through a man known as the father of nations (Abraham), who subsequently demonstrated such faith, that through him and his descendants the redemption of sin began. God set for himself a nation, through whom the world might know Him. Despite the covenant and blessings through this nation, despite the nation’s rescue from the hands of a wicked nations through this merciful God, His beloved people continually kept going their own way and turning their back on their Creator. They kept forgetting how He rescued them, performing miracles upon miracles, wonders on wonders and turning to man made idols and lust of the flesh. How it must have grieved Him, our God and our Creator. Most times I feel pain in my heart when my children disobeys me and I am only their custodian not their Creator!

Yet He continues to love man. He sent forth His servants countless times, pleading, threatening, cajoling, warning till He was pushed to the wall and He sent His beloved nation into exile and captivity.

Yet He loved man. He already had a plan to save His nation and make the way for their return. How He loved them. He withdrew for forty years to prepare for His final reconciliation plan, sending His only begotten Son to come in human form to save the world from their sin and be made righteous with Him with the intent of having an everlasting relationship. What an awesome love! The Son came and fulfilled His purpose, demonstrating the inexplicable love and mercy bestowed upon God’s creation from ages past.

One would think having God in their midst would make all men jump at this opportunity. Millions did but there are still millions who have not. The generation today is not so different from generation in ages past. We continue in our own ways, knowing He loves us so much to forgive our iniquities time, after time after time after time and all over again. How far would we go before we push Him to the wall? Every time we commit sin, we grieve our Creator and keep hammering the nail on His Son’s hands, feet’s and spilling His blood down the drain.

This agape love is beyond my comprehension but oh, I am so grateful to have Him in my life. A God that loves me even before I came into existence in this world, a God that made provision for my redemption and reconciliation with Him ahead of my sin. A God that only asks that I should love Him back with all my heart and all my soul and my entire mind. A God that created this beautiful universe, filling it up with all I need to survive, season upon season, food for nourishment and air to breathe. A God, who promises me safety and protection from physical and spiritual enemies. A God, who gives me supernatural joy and peace for my soul. A God, that watches over me and mine, as we lay asleep unconsciously night after night, day after day. A God that assures me I am never alone, for He is with me, even to the end of times.

He is MY God of Wonder! Who loves me this much, I ponder? No one except my God of Wonder!

I am content to dwell in His presence all the days of my life. He is the lover of my soul, my everything.

My God of Wonder!

By  Adeola Akintoye is a child of God who is passionately committed to living a life that brings pleasure to God and glorifies His name in all areas of her life. She is the founder of We CAN Leadership Institute, a faith based organisation managed by committed Christians who want to make a positive impact in this generation for the glory of God and the expansion of the Kingdom of God.