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"This plan, which God will complete when the time is right, is to bring all creation together, everything in heaven and on earth, with Christ as head." Ephesians 1:10

"Wolves and sheep will live together in peace, and leopards will lie down with young goats, calves and lion cubs will feed together, and little children will take care of them. Cows and bears will eat together, and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace. Lions will eat straw as cattle do . . . The land will be as full of knowledge of the Lord as the seas are full of water." Isaiah 11:6-9

I truly believe that my Shih-Tzu "Li" is a blessing from God. She is my companion and friend. When I am in prayer the Holy Spirit encircles me. My Li knows and acknowledges the presence of the Lord in my bedroom. There has been times that my Shih-Tzu has been sick I laid my hands upon her in prayer and sought the healing touch of the Lord. She was very aware of the presence that filled my bedroom. While in prayer I began to pray in tongues as I laid my hands continually over her. She was not scarred or startled but calm and excepting. She looked at me with understanding. She stretched out across my bed and laid peacefully and voluntary. I believe that God created the beast of the earth after our kind, giving them understanding, love, and the ability to relate and understand to varying degrees.

Genesis:
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis:
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

For decades creationists have been using the word "kind," "type," or "group" for their envisioned categories of genetically unrelated organisms, including all those formed by the Creator during the Creation Week. Within each of these categories the various species, subspecies, and varieties were conceived to have diversified from common ancestral stock.

Interestingly, the Bible includes an account of God's bringing to Adam all the terrestrial animals and birds (Genesis 2:19) so that Adam could observe and name them. This story may have a deeper significance than a cursory reading would reveal. In the process of naming the creatures Adam learned something about himself. He realized his capacity to perceive and to discover patterns. Some critters wore scales and others hair or feathers.

In addition, Adam would learn something about God-the Designer. There in the creation was an expression of the Lord's handiwork. After Adam discovered nature he never would be the same again. The stars, the animals, the plants-all were part of God's creation.

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