Just me trying to be honest with God.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

The Makers Praise

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 display knowledge.” Ps19.1 NIV

There is great joy in waking to the presence of God in all things and at all times. Every sight and sound announces the fragrant aroma of His presence. That sense of the Divine is the lingering gift of His handiwork in our soul. Most people are still stirred by the wonders of creation and who is not humbled when standing under the heavens at night. All creation proclaims the value of the Almighty. Sometimes shouted, other times whispered, the majesty of the Maker is their constant theme. Even an asphalt parking lot and the black rivers that connect our cities, declare the wonder of God. Every invention of man mirrors the Creative Hand. Cars, planes and trains as well as sunsets, flowers and rock towers, instruct us about the majesty of the One from whom, by whom and to whom are all things.
Even the fool who says in his heart that there is no God is the display of His tender mercies. When any person under heaven, believer or not, draws a breath, it is the expressed kindness of God that the air in our lungs is processed into life. He is Creator and Sustainer of both the just and the unjust.
We are taught much by the witness of creation. And as I am a part of it, placed in dominion over it, let my voice too declare the Makers praise. 6/12/07 ts