spiders?

For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.

- 1 Timothy 4:4-5

Everything God created is good – so, that means spiders and fleas and creepy crawly things???

I actually had to google this one, to find things that I could learn from this verse.

There are a lot of different opinions on the details!

I found that much of the internet slices and dices these words to be about everything from animals to alcohol, from favors to food, from Gnostic heresy to Jewish doctrine.

SOOOOOO, since these are my thoughts, I am going to focus on the spiders (those who know me thought they would never hear those words!)

Today’s song reference is an old school hymn:

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful:

The Lord God made them all.

Each little flow’r that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings.

The purple-headed mountains,

The river running by,

The sunset and the morning

That brightens up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,

The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden,

He made them every one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,

The meadows where we play,

The rushes by the water,

To gather every day.

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we might tell

How great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well.

Even the spiders are precious to Him.

And some spiders do good, so today I am thankful for spiders – as much as they freak me out, they too are God’s creation.

Have a blessed day!