It’s early Tuesday morning, the first day of August, 2017. The sun is up with a few fair weather cloud in the azure blue cloudless sky. I am sitting by the window of my home-office with a light, cool breeze gently making contact with my smiling face. As I look out and up, I can see the huge shade trees forming a canopy over the walk-ways and grassy surfaces surrounding the sitting areas of my apartment complex. As my eyes begin to wonder beyond the complex and I observe people walking up and down the street going about their business, and kids playing in the nearby park.
The rising sun is getting brighter and brighter, warmer and warmer, as it gradually moves towards its final destination in the western horizon. In the meantime, the shadow it casts from atop the tall apartment buildings grows narrower and narrower. And eventually my office will be lit up with the brightness of the early afternoon sun. I start to think, with great wonder and marvel, that in just twenty-four hours from now, nature will once again perform the same routine.
I am awed by the orderly way nature routinely operates each day. Shouldn’t I then pause to consider that this is not man’s doings. No, by no stretch of my imagination could this be man’s doing. This is indeed the work of the Creator of the universe – the Sovereign God – who has declared, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool” (Acts 7:49). The prophet Jeremiah acknowledged God as Creator when he prayed, “Ah, Lord GOD! It is You who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm!” (Jeremiah 32:17).
I called to mind the scripture which states, “The heavens declare the glory of God and the sky proclaims His handiwork” (Psalm 19:1). If I miss this declaration of God’s glory, I will be lacking in my praise to the One who is worthy to be adored because even nature itself constantly proclaims the greatness of Almighty God. Interestingly, we read in Paul’s letter to the Romans, “For His [God’s] invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made” (Romans 1:20). This reinforces that God is undeniably revealed in nature itself.
The following poem ties in with Psalm 19:1, acknowledging God as Creator of the universe. “The Spacious Firmament on high, With all the blue Ethereal Sky, And spangled Heav’ns, a Shining frame, Their great Original proclaim: Th’ unwearied Sun, from day to day, Does his Creator’s Pow’r display, And publishes to every Land The Work of an Almighty Hand” (Joseph Addison, 5.1.1672 – 6.17.1719).
God’s handiwork in creation is all around and above us. God’s power is certainly displayed throughout the universe. For example, in the day, there is the sun which provides its great light, energy and heat to sustain life. At night, there is the moon which has tremendous influence on weather systems that provides great benefits to mankind.
The so-called “Big Bang Theory” is a very misleading explanation of how the universe began. The Biblical account of creation is not a theory but actual truth and facts. It starts, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). And in total order, actually lists all the things God created and when He did so. Small wonder we sometimes sing, “Oh Lord my God/When I in awesome wonder,/Consider all the worlds/Thy hands have made … How great thou thou art.” In addition, God created our eyes to see His marvelous creation and our mouths to talk about it.
The Sun gives off light and heat, and we need both to make the Earth a warm, comfortable place to live. Plants use light from the Sun for photosynthesis, creating food for animals and oxygen for us to breathe. Sunlight makes our days bright, and it reflects off the Moon to give us light at night.
Sun gives off light and heat, and we need both to make the Earth a warm, comfortable place to live. Plants use light from the Sun for photosynthesis, creating food for animals and oxygen for us to breathe. Sunlight makes our days bright, and it reflects off the Moon to give us light at night.