The Beauty of God’s Creation
Sunday I taught Sunday School. My message was titled Creation Meditation and Creator Worship. The Scripture was Psalm 104. I shared a survey that was taken at a junior high school about the religious beliefs of the students. One of the questions concerned the relationship between religion and science - “Do you think God understand things like nuclear physics or molecular biology, etc.?” What do you think the students said that believed in God? They answered No! They didn’t think God understood those things. Obviously that thought God was a simple old man who lived in the Bible times when people thought snakes could talk and you could walk on water. The modern scientific world was too much for God. I wonder how we have failed as Christians to relate to the children that God created everything, is in control of everything. Everything we have is a gift from God. In Psalms 104 David affirms that God’s creation is good and by meditating upon the vast complexity of the created order is a way to worship God. David reminds us of God’s mighty deeds. We can be encouraged to praise God because He is trustworthy. Scripture tells us that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. It doesn’t say He made it or xeroxed it or built or or developed it or mass-produced it. No He created it. Can you imagine how much he enjoyed painting stripes on a Zebra, hanging stars in the sky, putting gold in the sunset, stretching the neck of a giraffe, putting a flutter in the humming bird’s wings. As a finale He made man which has the unique honor to bear the stamp - in his own image. Next time you go outside, pause and look around you at all God created. The clouds in the sky, all the different colors of green in our tress. Listen to the sounds of nature. I could go on and on. As you enjoy the beauty, be grateful and praise God for His handiwork. Remember God loves you and so do I.
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