Nov 6

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

"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. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth. their words to the ends of the world." Psalm 19:1-4 (NIV)

How profound is this text! Indeed, every star announces the glory of God. Every sunrise and sunset screams that He is! Each day and each night reveals to us something more about our glorious God, if we care to look. What can we learn about God from the things that surround us? Every flower is a reminder that He loves beauty. Every snowflake teaches us that He is a God of diversity. Each seashell speaks to us of the provisions He has made for even the lowliest of His creation. Every time we see a bird fly, we should be reminded that God has a wild imagination and is an awesome Creator. The Sun rises day after day to let us know that the God of the universe is consistent and trustworthy. Nature holds classes each day that all might know that God is! Take the time today to look around you and listen to nature telling you of the awesome God that created them. Then stop and take time to praise Him for all the beauty that He has surrounded us with and the lessons He has taught you in those creations. We take so much for granted each day. Let us resolve to stop and smell the roses along life’s path and let us never forget to praise the hands that created them for us. The heavens declare His glory, let us do the same!

Reveal Yourself to us, dear Lord, in everything that surrounds us. Help me to hear Your whisper in the rustling leaves, to hear Your roar in the crashing waves. Your glory is everywhere; help me to see it and never take it for granted. I praise You for the sparrow’s sweet song, and the beauty of the garden. I thank You for the patter of the rain on my roof and the way it waters the flowers. Help me to see You everywhere and let it bring praise to my lips and a smile to my face, for You are not only God of the Universe, You are my Father and I am in awe of You. Amen