I’m super grateful for whoever invented my favorite kitchen gadget—the air fryer. I reheated some leftover egg rolls the other day, and they crunched as if freshly delivered to my table. Of all the creators and developers who design products for our world, those air-fryer folks deserve a medal (and maybe even a Nobel prize).

Every bit of humankind’s creativity emerges through the hands of our Lord. The Apostle John wrote these lines of praise:

You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.

God made everything. On top of that, all we see around us, ourselves included, continues to exist because He allows it to be so. The Lord’s pleasure is the only reason we don’t explode into a billion molecules and disperse throughout the universe.

I take for granted modern conveniences I enjoy in areas like medicine, travel, and housing, developed by innovative people designed in the image of God. From his generous and sustaining hand I enjoy all good things, including hot and crispy egg rolls given a second life through the magic of my air fryer.

Revelation 4 in Through the Bible in 2024

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