In this article, we’ll briefly consider some gifts. As we meditate on this gifts, the more we’ll appreciate them, the stronger our desire will be to please our loving father who has gifted them to us.
OUR UNIQUE PLANET- EARTH
God’s wisdom is clearly seen in the way he constructed the earth. Albeit the earth isn’t the only planet to orbit the sun, it is unique because it has all the condition necessary to sustain life.
At this point, we’ll compare the earth to a boat floating in an ocean. However, there are key differences between our earth and a boat full of people.
What are they?
How long would the occupants of a boat survive if they had to produce their oxygen, food, water and if they were unable to throw their waste products overboard?
Certainly, the occupants of that boat would have to die . In contrast, the earth supports multi-billion of living organisms. It equally produces all the oxygen, water and food required for the sustain am even of life , yet we do not run out of those essentials.
Our waste products aren’t ejected into space , yet how beautiful and habitable the earth remains.
How then is that possible?
It is possible because Jehovah designed the earth with the ability to recycle resources which we’ll briefly consider .
A) Oxygen:
Oxygen is a life sustaining gas that is used by a number of living organisms. It is estimated that living organisms breathe in a hundred billions of oxygen in just one year....wow!!
This same creatures breathe out carbondioxide as a waste product. Yet these organisms never utilize all the oxygen and the atmosphere never becomes choked up with our carbondioxide.
Impressive isn’t it?
Why is this even possible?
This is made possible because Jehovah our loving creator ensured to create micro and macro organisms who utilize either oxygen or carbondioxide and release any of the aforementioned as waste. Literally, the oxygen sucker confirms the words at Acts 17:24,25; ‘ God ...gives you all people breath and life’.
B) Water:
There is a sizable amount of water on earth because our planet is situated at a just perfect distance from the sun. If the earth were to be moved a little towards the sun, all waters and life will boil off leaving the earth more or less as a pool of a molten magma.
However, if the earth were a little farther from the sun, everything on earth will freeze making the earth a giant ball of ice.
Our wonderful creator Jehovah placed the earth just at a perfect ideal location so that it’s water cycle could be able to sustain life.
What more?
The sun heats up the waters in the oceans and earth surface and evaporates nearly 120,000cubic miles of water. This water stays in the atmosphere for about 10 days before it rains or falls as snow. This water eventually makes its way back to the oceans and seas and the cycle is repeated.
Magnificent... isn’t it??
This efficient, sustainable cycle proves that Jehovah is both wise and powerful. Additionally, It is a testament to the inspired statement found at Eccl. 1:4,7 which says
“ a generation is going and a generation is coming but the earth remains forever.
All the streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is not full.
To the place the streams flow ,there they return so as to flow again”.
How can we develop appreciation for our amazing planet and all that it supplies?
One way is by thinking deeply about all the things our light father Jehovah has made . That will motivate us to thank Him each day for all His goodies. More so, we can show our gratitude by keeping the part of the earth where we live clean.
Do you keep your environment clean??
Yes