What If God Invented

Good morning! As I waited for the coffee maker to do its thing, I wondered what speed the coffee would brew if God invented the coffee maker. At first, I thought, ah, instant coffee on demand, but that is what I would strive to invent in a coffee maker. God might have a different view on what speed coffee would come out. Perhaps, God might slow things down to remind me that everything happens in His perfect time. He might limit the operation of the new coffee machine to no earlier than 7:00am to remind us to get the proper amount of sleep. God might place limits on the amount of coffee this machine brewed each day, or give it a limitless supply of the very best beans ground fresh each morning to remind us of both His sovereign control and His abundant provision. You might go to the coffee machine to find just the right amount of perfect coffee to remind you of the grace that is free and comes in just the right quantity each and every day. God's coffee maker might be quite different from the one you or I would invent.

What if God invented a personal transportation device? Would this thing resemble our modern automobiles, or would it be very different? We can take everything around us that man invented and attempt to see it from God's point of view. What we see as an improvement, such as greater velocity or more powerful action, could be just the opposite of the qualities God might add. On the other hand, a sip of God's coffee might keep you awake for a week. We don't know from our limited view which way God's improvements to things might tend. What we can know, if we are willing to accept and trust, is that God's improvements to me and you will be better and more beneficial to us that what we imagine needs to be done.

Have a godly day,
Bucky