Food and Romans 1:20 and Psalms 19:1-4

As you follow along on this project that may seem silly or "just for kicks", I do want to stop and ponder how food shows the glory of God. Okay, stop laughing. Really. Think about it for a moment. Why did He bother with all this detail? Why did He create spices, for example? You know, we could all just eat manna day in and day out, just getting the nutrients and not the flavors.

There are over 100 fruits, a hundred! and I'm sure that's on the small side. Check out just the list of tropical fruits here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits.

There are over 200 culinary herbs and spices! That doesn't include any medicinal herbs that He created. When I finish making my latte in the mornings, I take that first warm, comforting sip and think, "What a wonderful thing, the coffee bean!" - or 'seed of life' as the Indians called it. I'm awfully glad God made the coffee plant!

Maybe you are still laughing, but I think even the small fact that God has given us a gift in food, is an incredible truth of His love for us and His creativity. Evolution couldn't have come up with such a master plan!

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:20

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun... Psalms 19:1-4