March 27, 2024

Psalm 19.1 (NIV)
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Nature speaks of nature’s God.*

Other nations worshipped the sun, moon, and stars but David exposes these objects as nothing but God’s handiwork, calling upon men to worship the creator rather than the created. Even if people refuse to praise God, the skies will announce his praiseworthiness. All of creation shouts his glory. How can people be deaf to the sounds of nature giving glory to its Creator?

In Romans 1.19 and 20, Paul writes, “What may be known about God is plain . . . because God has made it plain.  . . . 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 men are without excuse.” Nature’s message about God is “as a legible book,”* and ignorance is not an excuse because there is no such thing as ignorance when it comes to creation.

While God reveals himself in nature, it is not a complete manifestation of God. Only through his finest work, his Son, is God’s will disclosed and his salvation made available. Jesus is the only creation worthy of our worship.

From the excellency of the work we may easily infer the infinite perfection of its great author.*