The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord; for, He laid the foundation on the seas and established it on the rivers. (vs. 1-2)
In other words, God has a trademark for earth. It is completely original. His very own concept realized then placed exactly where it must be in the vast universe around it so as to sustain life. Even the atmosphere of the earth is created so that we can see much of the rest of the universe from here. God knew we would be curious about the stars - gave us technology so we could marvel at all we cannot know as much as all we can.
I just saw an excellent documentary on the butterfly. Darwinian evolution cannot explain metamorphosis. It is like putting a Chevy into a cocoon and creating from it an airplane. A completely different organism created from the dissolution of the previous organism, then reformed into something else.
I heard a young mother recently marveling at the fact that the daughter within her womb carries the DNA for her grandchildren, so in fact she is pregnant with daughter and granddaughter at once.
I took a walk on the beach yesterday. The ocean takes my breath away. Not only the vastness of its reaches, but also its power to surge - to destroy, even. The world beneath it filled with the world's largest creatures who swim over and around volcanic mountains and treacherous depths.
Our God is brilliant! And only by our own thin measure. For us to tell Him that He is brilliant is ridiculous, really, for we do not even know how to scratch the surface of the heights of His thinking, the reaches of His creativity, or the power of His hand to form all that is in His mind. Yet He loves our acknowledgment....because He chooses to.
"Mommy, you are so smart," says the two-year-old to the one tying his shoes. "I wish I could do that."
Beaming at his compliment, the mother replies, "You will someday, honey."
Same with our Father. It is not a condescending delight in our praises. But the response of a Father joyous over the recognition from His child. What little we know of His great glory deserves all we have in rightful acknowledgment of His great mind and heart. His eyes shine to see that we are getting it. And that we are loving Him for Him. For how amazing He is. For the fact that in all of His preeminence He is holding our little hand.
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not considered the foundations of the earth?
God is enthroned above the circle of the earth. Its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens as a thin cloth and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
"Who will you compare Me to? Who is My equal?" asks the Holy One. "Look up and see!"
Isaiah 40.
Some things are just obvious. They demand a response. This morning's paper had pictures of the women in their Golden Globe outfits. Much ooh-ing and ah-ing over the designer creations. How lovely and imaginative. But the earth just evolved? Really? We cannot but help honor design. So where is the scientific gasping over the great designer of DNA? Why is it we want to downplay such brilliance in creative initiative? How can a rational mind chalk it up to random chance? Did Vera Wang throw some organza up into the air and wait to see what came down? "Look up and see!"
What does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and soul?..The heavens, indeed the highest heavens, belong to the Lord your God, as does the earth and everything in it. ..For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and awesome God! Deuteronomy 10
In other words, God has a trademark for earth. It is completely original. His very own concept realized then placed exactly where it must be in the vast universe around it so as to sustain life. Even the atmosphere of the earth is created so that we can see much of the rest of the universe from here. God knew we would be curious about the stars - gave us technology so we could marvel at all we cannot know as much as all we can.
I just saw an excellent documentary on the butterfly. Darwinian evolution cannot explain metamorphosis. It is like putting a Chevy into a cocoon and creating from it an airplane. A completely different organism created from the dissolution of the previous organism, then reformed into something else.
I heard a young mother recently marveling at the fact that the daughter within her womb carries the DNA for her grandchildren, so in fact she is pregnant with daughter and granddaughter at once.
I took a walk on the beach yesterday. The ocean takes my breath away. Not only the vastness of its reaches, but also its power to surge - to destroy, even. The world beneath it filled with the world's largest creatures who swim over and around volcanic mountains and treacherous depths.
Our God is brilliant! And only by our own thin measure. For us to tell Him that He is brilliant is ridiculous, really, for we do not even know how to scratch the surface of the heights of His thinking, the reaches of His creativity, or the power of His hand to form all that is in His mind. Yet He loves our acknowledgment....because He chooses to.
"Mommy, you are so smart," says the two-year-old to the one tying his shoes. "I wish I could do that."
Beaming at his compliment, the mother replies, "You will someday, honey."
Same with our Father. It is not a condescending delight in our praises. But the response of a Father joyous over the recognition from His child. What little we know of His great glory deserves all we have in rightful acknowledgment of His great mind and heart. His eyes shine to see that we are getting it. And that we are loving Him for Him. For how amazing He is. For the fact that in all of His preeminence He is holding our little hand.
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not considered the foundations of the earth?
God is enthroned above the circle of the earth. Its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens as a thin cloth and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
"Who will you compare Me to? Who is My equal?" asks the Holy One. "Look up and see!"
Isaiah 40.
Some things are just obvious. They demand a response. This morning's paper had pictures of the women in their Golden Globe outfits. Much ooh-ing and ah-ing over the designer creations. How lovely and imaginative. But the earth just evolved? Really? We cannot but help honor design. So where is the scientific gasping over the great designer of DNA? Why is it we want to downplay such brilliance in creative initiative? How can a rational mind chalk it up to random chance? Did Vera Wang throw some organza up into the air and wait to see what came down? "Look up and see!"
What does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and soul?..The heavens, indeed the highest heavens, belong to the Lord your God, as does the earth and everything in it. ..For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and awesome God! Deuteronomy 10
Thanks, Kay. I needed this today! I love you!
ReplyDeleteSo glad it blessed you, Sue. I needed it, too. Get well!
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