This is a photo that I took in Seattle, WA working on a research vessel in the Puget Sound lake. Amazing, isn’t it? Look at how many different colors stream across the sky. Off to the left, you can see the silhouette of the mountains. Gorgeous!
Why do we admire scenes like this? What is it about the beauty of nature that causes men, women, and even babies to stand in amazement? Well, theologians call it “General Revelation.” That is, God the Creator, has revealed aspects of His character and nature to all of mankind through His creation. When we look at this sunset, we realize that God is BEAUTIFUL and the source of all beauty!
Psalms 19:1-3 says:
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.3 There is no speech or language
where their voice is not heard.
All the beauty of creation shows off the glory of God the Creator! Creation proclaims His glory and power every day and every night. And, according to verse 3, there is no language where creation’s speech about God is not heard. Every race and ethnicity on the planet has seen an amazing sunset or a majestic waterfall. Americans, Africans, Hispanics, Russians, Chinese, Koreans, Australians, and the like have gazed upward at the night sky and admired the countless stars the God created and knows by name (Isaiah 40:25-26)!!
And because of this general revelation, you and I have NO EXCUSE not to know and worship God!
Romans 1:19-20, 25 says:
19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
20 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.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
We can clearly see God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, through what He has made so we have no excuse (Verse 20). Unfortunately, many people suppress this truth and believe lies…worshiping the creation over the Creator. Pantheism, Wicca, Astrology, Witchcraft, and the like praise created things (nature, animals, stars, etc.) but not the Creator whose beauty they proclaim. It’s tragic really.
Yep, I saw a really beautiful sunset. As I admire it’s vivid colors, I’m reminded of my Heavenly Father…and fall in love all over again.
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