Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Good Enough For You?

You meet all kinds of people playing poker.  Consider the name of someone we played online recently....

Dealer:  Genesis1 wins Main Pot ($1,770) with Three of a kind, deuces
Me:  Lo it was very good
Me:  (Gen. 1:31)

Our conversation with "Genesis1" didn't get much beyond this.  But his/her name comes from the first book and chapter of the Bible, where we find this:
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.  And there was evening, and there was morning -- the sixth day. - Genesis 1:31


An interesting phrase -- "very good."  Why didn't God make the creation of heaven and earth perfect?  After all, don't we read in other places....
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless.... - Psalm 18:30


Not to mention:
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. - Matthew 5:48


Plenty of poker players dream of getting "the perfect hand."  But of course, the definition of that hand probably varies by player.  So let's ask a couple of questions, open for your comments:

1. What is the "perfect hand" in poker to you - and why?

2. Why do you think God only made the creation "very good"?

Our answers will follow yours, in a future post.

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