Devotional – God’s Ownership

Devotional

Big picture God owns everything.

• Q: What is your favorite animal? And why?
• Q: Did you ever stop and wonder why God made animals? (Because God said it was good)
• We all know God created everything. But God didn’t just create everything and then leave to go back into heaven. No! He controls everything. He makes everything in the world run smoothly.
• The teaching verse tells us that God owns everything. And when you own something you take care of it, right? You make sure everything works like you want it to work, right? God does the same thing.
• When you own something, you control it, just like God does with the entire universe. He controls everything in it. Nothing escapes His command and control. God is very large and in charge!
• Many people try to say God is just an idea or there is no God. Or He is far away and doesn’t care.
• But, the Bible, God’s word, tells us that is false. God is real, He is everywhere, and He cares about everything, even animals, because He owns everything.
• Animals are so interesting and so diverse (which means many kinds). There is a lot we can learn from animals, and we are still learning about them, finding new animals, and new things about them. And God made them all.
• Genesis 1:25 says, “God made the wild animals…and all the creatures...according to their kinds.”
• Just think about all the millions of animals, bugs, birds, fishes, etc. God made each one according to its kind.
• Then Genesis says something very important. “And, God saw that it was good.” Meaning, God made animals because it was good, and it pleased Him to make them.
• So, animals are important because God says they are important to Him. And so, they should be important to us, too, which is why we are learning how to track them.