The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 19:1-6,
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"The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is deprived of its warmth."
David has his eye on God's wonderful creation at the beginning of Psalm 19. He speaks of how the heavens "declare the glory of God", verse 1. This is not simply idle "window dressing" to spruce up his psalm, but a very important statement of truth about how God reveals himself to all mankind.
As man views God's wonderful creation, and particularly the upward view in this psalm, man can find his Creator to embrace in faith. Paul quotes this psalm as he contemplates how a person can find God as his Savior and be granted a place in his family for eternity. Paul explains to us that no one can come to God unless he places his faith and belief in who Jesus Christ is and what he did, "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved." Very simple and straight-forward. Romans 10:9-10.
Paul then anticipates the challenge of someone questioning how the above can be done. He says that the gospel needs to be proclaimed so that people can make their choice to accept or reject Jesus Christ. "How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!'" Romans 10:14-15. Here is the very important task of the evangelist! The gospel needs to be proclaimed!
Paul then moves on to the question: what if someone never had the opportunity to hear the gospel message? This is the point at which Paul quotes Psalm 19. He says, "But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: 'Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.'" Romans 10:18. It is God's creation, as viewed in the heavens, that speaks to us about God in such a way we can find him if we desire him - even if the gospel message has not reached us.
Earlier in his letter to the Romans Paul said that no one will be excused on judgment day for not having enough information. All have everything they need and the full opportunity to accept or reject Jesus Christ. Paul says, "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." Romans 1:18-20. Again, we have all we need to know about God by simply viewing his creation.
This is why the "fake science" of evolution is promoted with such force and energy. It is "Team Cain's" effort to deny God those he seeks for his kingdom. The spiritual dark side attempts to explain away the reality of God, our culpability before him, and the opportunity to know him by promoting delusions to explain how God's creation came into existence - with no Creator God! This is one of the primary ways Team Cain suppressed the truth!
If you are like me, you were provided an education steeped in hiding the reality of God through the promotion of sinful and lost mankind's alternative to God as our Creator - Evolution! If you have not availed yourself of all that has been discovered disproving every aspect of evolution and the nonsense of an "old earth", get your homework done! You can begin by going to https://creation.com/articles to begin a real education about the origin of things, the age of the earth, dinosaurs, the fake "Geologic Column", what is really in the fossil record, etc..
You will discover the Scriptures have been scientifically accurate after all! Don't compromise with Team Cain! Get educated!
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is deprived of its warmth."
David has his eye on God's wonderful creation at the beginning of Psalm 19. He speaks of how the heavens "declare the glory of God", verse 1. This is not simply idle "window dressing" to spruce up his psalm, but a very important statement of truth about how God reveals himself to all mankind.
As man views God's wonderful creation, and particularly the upward view in this psalm, man can find his Creator to embrace in faith. Paul quotes this psalm as he contemplates how a person can find God as his Savior and be granted a place in his family for eternity. Paul explains to us that no one can come to God unless he places his faith and belief in who Jesus Christ is and what he did, "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved." Very simple and straight-forward. Romans 10:9-10.
Paul then anticipates the challenge of someone questioning how the above can be done. He says that the gospel needs to be proclaimed so that people can make their choice to accept or reject Jesus Christ. "How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!'" Romans 10:14-15. Here is the very important task of the evangelist! The gospel needs to be proclaimed!
Paul then moves on to the question: what if someone never had the opportunity to hear the gospel message? This is the point at which Paul quotes Psalm 19. He says, "But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: 'Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.'" Romans 10:18. It is God's creation, as viewed in the heavens, that speaks to us about God in such a way we can find him if we desire him - even if the gospel message has not reached us.
Earlier in his letter to the Romans Paul said that no one will be excused on judgment day for not having enough information. All have everything they need and the full opportunity to accept or reject Jesus Christ. Paul says, "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." Romans 1:18-20. Again, we have all we need to know about God by simply viewing his creation.
This is why the "fake science" of evolution is promoted with such force and energy. It is "Team Cain's" effort to deny God those he seeks for his kingdom. The spiritual dark side attempts to explain away the reality of God, our culpability before him, and the opportunity to know him by promoting delusions to explain how God's creation came into existence - with no Creator God! This is one of the primary ways Team Cain suppressed the truth!
If you are like me, you were provided an education steeped in hiding the reality of God through the promotion of sinful and lost mankind's alternative to God as our Creator - Evolution! If you have not availed yourself of all that has been discovered disproving every aspect of evolution and the nonsense of an "old earth", get your homework done! You can begin by going to https://creation.com/articles to begin a real education about the origin of things, the age of the earth, dinosaurs, the fake "Geologic Column", what is really in the fossil record, etc..
You will discover the Scriptures have been scientifically accurate after all! Don't compromise with Team Cain! Get educated!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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