For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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 reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is deprived of its warmth.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,
giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
and all of them are righteous.
10 They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the honeycomb.
11 By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;
may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless,
innocent of great transgression.
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
One can either believe that the universe has design or no design as they look around...I believe that the earth has been made for mankind and that we can breath the air and have the sun and the stars and the trees and the grass and in these things there is a Divine Design...If there is a Divine Design in the universe then there must be a Divine Designer of the universe whom I call God...
But everyone does not believe in this design...Richard Dawkins says this of the universe, “The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation...During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease...It must be so...If there ever is a time of plenty, this very fact will automatically lead to an increase in the population until the natural state of starvation and misery is restored...In a universe of electrons and selfish genes, blind physical forces and genetic replication, some people are going to get hurt, other people are going to get lucky, and you won't find any rhyme or reason in it, nor any justice...The universe that we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but pitiless indifference.”...
Dawkins believes that there is a natural state of starvation and misery...Our universe is selfish and the blind forces behind it means some people will naturally get hurt, and some people just get lucky...The universe that we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but pitiless indifference...
I personally believe Jesus was a Man who was not selfish...He continually talked about God and the eternities of the universe...The world that Jesus and we live in shouts out about God...Jesus believe in the Psalms and that the heavens do declare the glory of God; and the skies proclaim the work of his hands...Day after day the heavens pour forth speech; and night after night they reveal knowledge, His knowledge...They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them...Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world...In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun...It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course...It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth....
One either sees a designed universe made for man or one does not...