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Expanding Our Appreciation of God's Grand Creation

“Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.’ And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.” –Genesis 1:11-12, NIV When our loving Creator prepared the world we now inhabit, he wanted us to love it. He wanted us to enjoy living in it. The great variety of plants, animals, and habitats is our proof. God could have made one kind of tree, one kind of flower, weather that never changed, a standard sunrise and sunset to repeat every morning and evening, and one geological environment for all. Instead, he gave us a world that is ever changing, full of discoveries for us to make—enough to keep us busy until he takes us to heaven, where I have no doubt we’ll make exciting discoveries throughout eternity. I remember when my yo...