Since Genesis chapter three, sin has moved forcefully throughout the world. When we think of the hold that sin has taken, we think in terms of our own human nature. It is obvious that Satan has taken people captive through various means (such as addictions, lust, cheating, etc.). Yet there are other ways Satan has tried to ruin God's creation.
Take, for instance, the disease of the cordyceps in the following video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8
It is an attack on nature, an attempt to destroy the beauty that God has made and, ultimately, to pull us humans away from Him. Without going in-depth on the subject, can you see how and why Satan would do this? We see destruction and pain and wonder where, and if, there is a loving God. How could He allow for such things? Satan takes advantage of this confusion and doubt, and takes whatever measures he can to push us along the road of unbelief.
But this is where God's beauty shines through. He takes the brokenness of the world, of nature and of humanity, and uses it for His glory. Did you catch the end of the video? There is a positive effect on the jungle's diversity through the deadly cordyceps. They help regulate populations so no individual species grows out of control. It's a check-and-balance sort of system.
Can you see it? God created a masterpiece: the jungle. Upon the introduction of sin to the world, Satan took advantage of the 'control' he was given and pushed for a deadly fungus, the cordyceps, to rummage through the jungle and destroy as much as it could. But God hasn't let that be the end; rather, He is using it for good within the ecosystem.
Little findings such as this prove God's control and divinity. Not only that, but His love. He loves His creation and, thus, takes care of it. Of us. If He takes care of the insects of the earth, how much more will He take care of His children? (Matthew 6:25-34)
