Romans 1:19,20...what is 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.
I adore this bible verse because I can relate to it so much! I see God all around me..I find myself amazed at so many of His creations! Look how fruit comes in it's own container, and how inside that container or skin, like the orange, are hundreds of smaller containers (pulp), holding tiny little squirts of juice that all pop in your mouth as you chew them! I gaze in wonder at the produce department and how every single fruit and veggie are different and interesting with all their textures, colors and flavors. When my son was young we used to ask the produce manager to help us pick out something new and different that we hadn't tried yet. The experience was intriguing, educational, fun and it opened our eyes to God's attention to detail and His limitless creativity.
Another wonder of life is the process of photosynthesis that occurs in the living plants! God uses light and the plants chlorophyll to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen for our survival! It's like a heavenly power-plant of natural energy and it's end results are beyond our wildest imaginations, not just on earth but also below the waters of the sea. I'm dazzled by varieties of grapes in a bowl on my counter, watching a bee fly when science says it's impossible or a hummingbird hover before a hibiscus. I look with bewilderment and awe at the solar system and our inability to see as far as God has created. I'm shocked with delight at the stripes on a zebra and the spots on a leopard and all the animals of Africa, The sea creatures, the flora in the Amazon, the exotic birds and especially the marvel of conception and a new born baby.
This wonder can go on and on and it should. The waves know where to stop, the sun gives warmth and light, the moon commands the tide, the varieties of flowers, animals, plants, insects, and the complexities of the human body and mind! No man has figured out how to make a living cell from nothing nor has he an answer for our creation. It's all spectacular and God made it all so that there would be evidence of Him everywhere we look. Yet, some say there is no God. How is that possible? While some people choose to open their hearts to all the wonder, others have hard hearts and refuse to see a God that loves them. Some think that their brains can figure this all out but they forget that God made their brain. Others choose to worship the created rather than the Creator. Then there are those who just don't take the time to inquire because they are so focused on staying busy, and some spend all their time blaming someone else for their ills or misfortunes and miss out on the glory that's right before them. And sadly, there are those who laugh at the thought of a Living God that loves and cares for them and they mock Him just like the Roman guards and the angry crowd did when our Savior hung on the cross. There are innocents out there that are being taught things contrary to the fact that there is a creative, inspirational, funny, powerful and loving God that adores and cherishes them above all other things. They are being taught that they were made from sludge, with no apparent purpose, and they're on their own as far as life goes. Then, there are those who just ignore it all and live their lives so unaware.
All we can do is pray for the stubborn and disconnected, and let them see God's beauty in us, then go and help the lost to see the truth and the glorious magnificence of God that is in them and around them.
We are worthy of God's love through His son Jesus Christ. Because He gave His life for us, we can have all the riches of God by just asking Him to forgive us, then accepting His gift of pardon. Ask Him now to come into your heart and then abide with Him. He will never leave you and you will finally know that you have an earthly and eternal purpose that goes beyond yourself. One of the best perks is that you will begin to see Him in everything! Your sense of amazement will begin to flow like living water bubbling up inside you. Your heart and eyes will be opened to a new ideal and truth that will begin to transform you and then reach out and transform others through you!
God is real and His word tells us that there is no excuse for people to say that He doesn't exist. When Christ rode the colt into Jerusalem and the crowds were exalting Him and joyfully praising God with loud voices saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" The Pharisees told Jesus to make the people stop worshiping Him and He replied, "I tell you...If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
If the stones can worship Him...shouldn't we find it in ourselves to believe in Him and praise Him for all that He has given us?
1 Chronicles 16:33-36 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!" Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them! Then the trees of the forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the Lord, for He comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Cry out, "Save us O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise." Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said, "Amen" and "Praise the Lord."
....since what may be known about God is plain to them, since 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 1:19,20
*A wonderful book to read is, "More Than Meets the Eye", by Richard A. Swenson, M.D., Fascinating glimpses of God's power and design.
I adore this bible verse because I can relate to it so much! I see God all around me..I find myself amazed at so many of His creations! Look how fruit comes in it's own container, and how inside that container or skin, like the orange, are hundreds of smaller containers (pulp), holding tiny little squirts of juice that all pop in your mouth as you chew them! I gaze in wonder at the produce department and how every single fruit and veggie are different and interesting with all their textures, colors and flavors. When my son was young we used to ask the produce manager to help us pick out something new and different that we hadn't tried yet. The experience was intriguing, educational, fun and it opened our eyes to God's attention to detail and His limitless creativity.Another wonder of life is the process of photosynthesis that occurs in the living plants! God uses light and the plants chlorophyll to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen for our survival! It's like a heavenly power-plant of natural energy and it's end results are beyond our wildest imaginations, not just on earth but also below the waters of the sea. I'm dazzled by varieties of grapes in a bowl on my counter, watching a bee fly when science says it's impossible or a hummingbird hover before a hibiscus. I look with bewilderment and awe at the solar system and our inability to see as far as God has created. I'm shocked with delight at the stripes on a zebra and the spots on a leopard and all the animals of Africa, The sea creatures, the flora in the Amazon, the exotic birds and especially the marvel of conception and a new born baby.
All we can do is pray for the stubborn and disconnected, and let them see God's beauty in us, then go and help the lost to see the truth and the glorious magnificence of God that is in them and around them.
God is real and His word tells us that there is no excuse for people to say that He doesn't exist. When Christ rode the colt into Jerusalem and the crowds were exalting Him and joyfully praising God with loud voices saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" The Pharisees told Jesus to make the people stop worshiping Him and He replied, "I tell you...If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
If the stones can worship Him...shouldn't we find it in ourselves to believe in Him and praise Him for all that He has given us?
1 Chronicles 16:33-36 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!" Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them! Then the trees of the forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the Lord, for He comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Cry out, "Save us O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise." Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said, "Amen" and "Praise the Lord."
....since what may be known about God is plain to them, since 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 1:19,20
*A wonderful book to read is, "More Than Meets the Eye", by Richard A. Swenson, M.D., Fascinating glimpses of God's power and design.
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