Psalm 19
I really love nature. I could watch the ocean waves roll in for hours. I love a great sunset, watching deer scamper across the cornfields and growing flowers of every kind. I love the Psalms... like this one that use nature to describe God’s glory—his infinite power and majesty. How can anyone think that the world just popped into existence? Okay, that’s not very scientific, but you get the idea.
The Psalmist says: “The skies proclaim the work of his hands” (vs 1). Nature itself proves it has a creator. I like to imagine God sitting around in heaven creating earth’s nature; a tree that grows fruit, a rose with 37 red petals, an inchworm with 100 legs, the sun…how hot should he make it so it lights and warms the earth but doesn’t burn up the animals and people? Its amazingly perfect and consistent every single day.
In this Psalm written by David, he also talks about God’s law. He really switches gears in vs. 7 after talking about nature. I wonder what God’s law has to do with nature? I wonder if he wants to say that God’s law, or God’s written word, also describes God’s glory? He uses adjectives like trustworthy, radiant, enduring forever, more precious than gold—words that also describe God. We can learn a lot about God from nature AND the Bible—maybe all we really need if we spend some time in both.
...by Nancy Wildman
I really love nature. I could watch the ocean waves roll in for hours. I love a great sunset, watching deer scamper across the cornfields and growing flowers of every kind. I love the Psalms... like this one that use nature to describe God’s glory—his infinite power and majesty. How can anyone think that the world just popped into existence? Okay, that’s not very scientific, but you get the idea.
The Psalmist says: “The skies proclaim the work of his hands” (vs 1). Nature itself proves it has a creator. I like to imagine God sitting around in heaven creating earth’s nature; a tree that grows fruit, a rose with 37 red petals, an inchworm with 100 legs, the sun…how hot should he make it so it lights and warms the earth but doesn’t burn up the animals and people? Its amazingly perfect and consistent every single day.
In this Psalm written by David, he also talks about God’s law. He really switches gears in vs. 7 after talking about nature. I wonder what God’s law has to do with nature? I wonder if he wants to say that God’s law, or God’s written word, also describes God’s glory? He uses adjectives like trustworthy, radiant, enduring forever, more precious than gold—words that also describe God. We can learn a lot about God from nature AND the Bible—maybe all we really need if we spend some time in both.
...by Nancy Wildman
1 comment:
wow i totally agree with this blog i think the wonder that is the earth is awesome enough for me to beleive that there is a greater power than me out there.......but this really just hit home for me because that is how i have always been able to see Gods presence the best is when im biking or just sitting in my treestand in the morning watching the sun come up. God is so real!
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