David has been speaking of the wonder of the heavens - how beautiful they are, how vast and orderly and immutable. Their glory speaks of creation without using words. Language is unnecessary and inadequate to express such a display of God's handiwork. It goes without saying that there is a creator God, because creation says it all around the world every minute of every day.
I sat last Saturday at the bedside of my dying father-in-law. Across the bed from me for some of that time was a beautiful dark-haired hospice nurse. She was holding Dad's other hand as tears filled her eyes.
"You've probably seen some amazing things, haven't you?" I asked.
"Yes. Yes, I have," she replied. "I do not know how anyone can be present in the last moments of someone's life and not know there is a God."
She went on to tell me of times when God not only seemed to arrange the final events of the lives of the dying but also of the perfect timing for their loved ones to be there at the moment of death. Of a God Who has shown up so obviously at the moment of crossing over that she cannot doubt heaven. She needs no sermon. No need of words to explain the workings of a God Who shows Himself to be.
The One Who orders the stars orders our lives, also. What a comfort to know that that kind of power is at work for us. The message of the universe to us is that God Himself is glorious. The sun tells us in a language all its own that God is a master designer.
In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber. It rejoices like an athlete running a course. It rises from one end of the heavens and circles to the other end. Nothing is hidden from its heat. (vs. 4-6)
The most visible and powerful image of God's creation is the sun. Majestic. A ball of intense light and heat. The inhabited world cannot escape the fact that there is a God. The sun beams the truth everywhere every day. It comes up in the morning as if it were a groom newly risen from his bridal chamber and runs across the earth like a mighty athlete! Who thought of that brilliance that lights our way and warms our day? Who carved out its immutable path? Order speaks of planning. Things go from order to chaos - not the other way round. Creation points to Creator, and nothing more extravagantly than the heavens.
What can be known about God is evident because God has shown it to them. For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature has been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood by what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse. (Romans 1)
Why would we not want to know such a brilliant mind? How could we fail to love One Who would deign to walk among His creation, taking on their form in order to redeem them.
May those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its strength. Judges 5:31
I sat last Saturday at the bedside of my dying father-in-law. Across the bed from me for some of that time was a beautiful dark-haired hospice nurse. She was holding Dad's other hand as tears filled her eyes.
"You've probably seen some amazing things, haven't you?" I asked.
"Yes. Yes, I have," she replied. "I do not know how anyone can be present in the last moments of someone's life and not know there is a God."
She went on to tell me of times when God not only seemed to arrange the final events of the lives of the dying but also of the perfect timing for their loved ones to be there at the moment of death. Of a God Who has shown up so obviously at the moment of crossing over that she cannot doubt heaven. She needs no sermon. No need of words to explain the workings of a God Who shows Himself to be.
The One Who orders the stars orders our lives, also. What a comfort to know that that kind of power is at work for us. The message of the universe to us is that God Himself is glorious. The sun tells us in a language all its own that God is a master designer.
In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber. It rejoices like an athlete running a course. It rises from one end of the heavens and circles to the other end. Nothing is hidden from its heat. (vs. 4-6)
The most visible and powerful image of God's creation is the sun. Majestic. A ball of intense light and heat. The inhabited world cannot escape the fact that there is a God. The sun beams the truth everywhere every day. It comes up in the morning as if it were a groom newly risen from his bridal chamber and runs across the earth like a mighty athlete! Who thought of that brilliance that lights our way and warms our day? Who carved out its immutable path? Order speaks of planning. Things go from order to chaos - not the other way round. Creation points to Creator, and nothing more extravagantly than the heavens.
What can be known about God is evident because God has shown it to them. For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature has been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood by what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse. (Romans 1)
Why would we not want to know such a brilliant mind? How could we fail to love One Who would deign to walk among His creation, taking on their form in order to redeem them.
May those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its strength. Judges 5:31
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