Because that's the way God made it!!

Elijah is going through the phase of asking the "Why's". I will give you an example of what I am talking about:

Me: Elijah, can you see that cow over there in the field?

Elijah: Yeah!! Hey Papa I see a cow over there. What is it doing?

Me: It is eating.

Elijah: What is it eating?

Me: Grass.

Elijah: Why is it eating grass?

Me: So it doesn't get hungry.

Elijah: Why does it get hungry?

Me: Becasue it's stomach is empty.

Elijah: Why is its stomach empty?

Me: Because is it hungry. (At this point I don't know what else to say)

Elijah: Why is it hungry?

Me: Because that is the way God made it.

And Elijah has now come to the point where he accepts that answer as the final answer of everything. He knows when he hears that there is no more asking why.

What a powerful point......that we should not ask anymore questions about why things happen, why do we look this way why, why, why? It is because God is in control! That's the way God made you. End of discussion!!

But let me continue, of course one day when Elijah was telling me about something I thought I would turn the tables and ask Him the "whys".

Elijah: Look at my animals, Papa!

Me: Yeah, they look cool.

Elijah: The tiger is standing next to the hippo.

Me: Why is the tiger standing next to the hippo?

Elijah: Because he likes him.

Me: Why does he like him?

Elijah: (looks at me for a second with a confused look on his face) Because that's the way God made them.

Me: Why did God make them that way?

Elijah: Because He loves them.

I didn't ask anymore questions after that. What else could I ask?
A 3 year old teaching a 29 year old about the sovreignty of God. I was humbled.

The song "Praise the Lord" is based on Psalm 148. You know....."Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore Him, praise him ye angels in the sky........"
This is what verse 5 says of Psalm 148, "Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created."

What else do we need to know.

BB