In the early 1950s, oil and gas were discovered by seismograph crews deep in the earth on land owned by many of my relatives in South Louisiana. In 1957, the first well was drilled on my grandparents’ farm on what became known as the Perry Point Oil Field. Over the next few years, many wells were drilled, and most became oil producers that revolutionized the lives of those who had leased acreage within the survey pool. Rice farmers who owned lots of acreage were richly blessed.
The greatest resources discovered by man have been formed by unusual events and elements deep in the earth over thousands of years. This was all done in secretly, known only to its Creator, Almighty God. In His infinite wisdom, God knew that there would be a time when man would need resources to sustain his progress and existence. That which He formed in secret has been revealed in the fullness of time by man’s increasing knowledge and ingenuity.
There is a greater creation of God that surpasses the temporal value of oil, gas, coal, gold, diamonds, and all precious metals, which were also formed in secret. The Psalmist identifies that in Psalm 139:13-18: “For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful; I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast are the sum of them!”
You and I are extremely valuable in God’s sight. He allowed His own son, Jesus Christ, to be involved in His creation and then to provide through His earthly birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension to Heaven the promise of salvation and hope of eternal life for all who will believe in His name. Remember, God Loves You!
Author: Chaplain Ron Perry with Marketplace Chaplain
Psalm 119: 38 