In spite of research, technology, and highly trained engineers, there are still appliances and products that leave us wondering, Who designed this thing?
For example:
Some of those motion sensor faucets do NOT work. They only detect motion in ¼” square of air space. In addition, you must position your hands at a particular angle and you must move them at a precise rate of speed to get the water flowing.
Good luck.
WHO DESIGNED THIS THING?!
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Take a look down inside one of the drawers of our refrigerator. See that little niche deep in the left corner? All kinds of tiny bits find their way into those crevices; to get the bits out you need a Q-tip.
WHO DESIGNED THIS THING?!
Someone who’s never cleaned a refrigerator, I’ll bet.
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‘Ever make the mistake of washing your fresh fruit and vegetables before removing the stickers? If so, you’ve wasted precious moments (as I have) scraping off the stubborn adhesive. In these days of Gorilla Glue and Post-Its, you’d think they could create a glue that doesn’t turn gooey the second it gets wet.
WHO DESIGNED THIS THING?!
No doubt the top concern of “those sticker people” is what’s cheap–not what’s helpful to the consumer.
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And I just love hand lotion pumps. They (purposely?) make the pump stem short so we’re left with two weeks worth of lotion in the bottom that won’t pump.
WHO DESIGNED THIS THING?!
I suppose they hope we’ll throw away the remaining amount to avoid the hassle of draining the container. Then we’ll purchase more often, which means more money for them. Clever.
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I know one Designer who doesn’t make poor decisions, careless mistakes, or selfish choices. You know him too.
He’s the one who created caterpillars that can morph into butterflies by repurposing parts of the chrysalis into fragile wings. Yet some species are capable of migrating thousands of miles (1).
WHO BUT GOD COULD DESIGN SUCH A CREATURE?
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The Supreme Designer gave hens the ability to manufacture a hard shell around a flexible membrane containing a slippery yolk and liquid albumen. In addition to that feat, thousands of invisible pores perforate the shell so the baby chick can breathe.
Within a few days after the egg is laid, blood vessels develop from the growing chick. Two attach to the membrane under the shell; two attach to the yolk. By the fifth day, the chick is obtaining oxygen through the membrane vessels and nourishment through the yolk vessels.
Peel a hard-boiled egg and you’ll notice an empty space at the wider end. That pocket of air provides about six hours of oxygen while the chick pecks his way to life in the big world (2).
WHO BUT GOD COULD DESIGN SUCH A CREATURE?
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In 2007, scientists attached satellite transmitters to sixteen birds known for their long-distant flights: bar-tailed godwits. One little specimen called E7 flew from New Zealand to Alaska in three months—a trip of 9, 340 miles. That included a five-week stopover near the North Korean/Chinese border.
After nearly four months in Alaska, E7 began his journey back to New Zealand. He flew 7,145 miles in nine days, nonstop, averaging 34.8 mph. He didn’t eat, drink, or sleep that whole time. And as if that wasn’t impressive enough, he flew alone and ended up where he started (3).
WHO BUT GOD COULD DESIGN SUCH A CREATURE?
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And those are just three examples, O God, of your incomparable work. I shake my head in wonder at the millions of plants, animals, and even one-celled creatures you have meticulously designed to function perfectly in perpetuity.
From nothingness you have created the universe and everything in it. Thank you for gifting us with eyes to see the beauty, minds to contemplate the wonder, and hearts to savor the miracles. May we be ever attentive, appreciative, and worshipful in the presence of your creative genius.
What element in creation leaves you astounded? Tell us about it in the comment section below!
Notes:
(1) https://lifehopeandtruth.com/god/is-there-a-god/intelligent-design/evidence-for-intelligent-design/
(2) http://biblicaldiscipleship.org/content/marvelousgod%E2%80%99s-creation-8-childen-egg
(3) http://apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=12&article=2629
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Probably what leaves me most mesmerized by our Lord is His creation and use of color in the plant world. I’m confident that some of His colors cannot be replicated by man. And I am looking forward to a whole new array of colors once we get to Heaven! Great post, Nancy! The reminder to appreciate and demonstrate gratefulness to our Creator was wonderful and Easter-timely! BTW, about those stickers on apples…how about this? They should use that adhesive stuff that is stuck to credit cards and such that we get in the mail! (Unless they are toxic!) I love that stuff! Ha ha!
I think you’re right, Cheri: there will b a whole new array of colors in heaven.
That’s one more wonder to anticipate for the day we arrive! You’re also right about that stretchy adhesive stuck to credit cards received in the mail. A dab of that on those fruit and vegetable stickers might just do the trick!
You’ve capture the wonder for me today, Nancy. Love your humor too. I was in a public bathroom the other week and the water and soap dispenser looked so much alike and were positioned on both sides of the sink – you couldn’t tell which one did what. Who designed that??? LOL
I’m glad you could laugh about that faucet/soap dispenser dilemma, Jean! Also glad this post captured the wonder for you. Thank you for stopping by each week and sharing your thoughts!
Nancy, this post made me smile. Man’s inventions compared to God’s; well, there is no comparison. Gods creation of salmon, a northwest favorite, includes a homing instinct that returns it to home ( from the great wide ocean thousands of miles away) in the same exact stream where it began life. T h a t amazes me.
Oh yes. The life cycle of the salmon is another example of God’s miraculous power at work in the animal world. Thank you for adding their story to our collection! So glad I could make you smile, Jody!