He Does All Things Well
“And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well.” (Mark 7:37)
A freshly mowed lawn, a delicious meal, a perfect recovery - there is something satisfying about a job well done. Even if we are mere spectators, we vicariously enjoy a sense of satisfaction that dominates our evening table talk. Is this not bred into our bones? Adam was made to find satisfaction in Him who does all things well. He was to wake up every morning and say, “Wow!”, to bite into every fruit and say, “Wow!”, to see his bride and say, Wow!” Adam was made to be “wowed.”
Creation still holds that same power over us, doesn’t it? “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” (Ps. 19:1) Or, “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” (Ps. 8:3-4) Yes, we are still “wowed,” but how often does our satisfaction stop here, refusing to rise any higher? How often do we see the beauty of the world without acknowledging the beauty of the Lord? As Anselm says: “For You have in Yourself, Lord, those qualities You have given to the things created by You according to their own sensible manner. But the senses of my soul, because of the ancient weakness of sin, have become dulled and obstructed.”
Dulled and obstructed they are, but He does all things well in both creation and redemption. He who made our eyes to take in His beauty took on our eyes to cure our blindness. He who dwells in perfect fellowship within the Triune God took on flesh, enjoyed that fellowship down below, washing away every obstruction and every obstacle by the shedding of His own blood. What could be more satisfying than His work of redemption, to see Christ in our flesh on His throne, to see His work completed for us, to vicariously enjoy all that He has accomplished? Truly, He has done all things well.
When we see the rising sun, we ought to be satisfied in the risen Son. When we see someone saved from sin, we ought to be satisfied in the Savior from sin. When we find ourselves suffering and struggling in this life, we ought to rest assured, knowing that He does all things well.
