God’s Perfect Design

A child one day decides to walk. No one sits down and explains it. There is no class, no instruction. The child simply rises and takes those first steps. Where does that child get the instinct to stand on two legs? That is not accident. That is the design of God. “For You created my innermost parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.” (Psalm 139:13) From the very beginning, God built into us the desire to grow, to rise, and to move forward.

We see this same design in a baby’s first cry. No one teaches an infant that crying brings food and comfort. God placed that within them. It is His way of making sure the child is cared for. Peter compares it to our spiritual lives: “Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation.” (1 Peter 2:2) Just as the child naturally cries for milk, the believer should naturally hunger for the Word of God.

Before we ever take a breath, the heart begins to beat. The lungs, when air first fills them, know exactly what to do. That is no mistake. “The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” (Job 33:4) God is the One who breathes life into us and keeps that life going.

Even when the body is hurt, God placed healing within. A wound closes, and the skin mends. This is a shadow of His greater healing. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3) The body’s repair reminds us of His compassion for the soul.

Creation also shows this same perfect order. A seed planted in the ground knows to sprout upward and reach toward the sun. “The earth produces crops by itself; first the stalk, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.” (Mark 4:28) Birds know how to build nests without anyone showing them. “Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” (Matthew 6:26)

The animals follow their appointed times. The stork, the swallow, the crane—they migrate exactly as God set. “Even the stork in the sky knows her seasons; and the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane keep to the time of their migration.” (Jeremiah 8:7) And when we look higher, we see the same design. The stars hold their place. The heavens are steady because the Lord keeps them. “Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who brings out their multitude by number; He calls them all by name.” (Isaiah 40:26)

From the smallest cry of a baby to the vast number of stars above, God’s hand is everywhere. These things do not happen by luck. They happen because the Creator set them in place. He designed the human body. He designed the earth. He designed the heavens.

So what does this mean for us? If God can order the stars and guide the swallow across the sky, then surely He can guide a believer’s steps. If He placed healing in the body and life in the lungs, then He can be trusted with our hurts and fears. God’s design is not only around us—it is for us.

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“What I write is not for everyone, but what I write is meant for someone.” – Dean Butler

I am the author of two books: Embracing God's Wisdom: A Journey of Faith and Reflection and Embracing God’s Wisdom: Paul’s Commands for Victorious Living. Both are available on Amazon.

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