In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. – Genesis 1:1
Did you ever see the wonder of a starry night sky away from city lights? Have you ever seen the fantastic images from the Hubble telescope? Have you seen odd creatures at the bottom of the ocean? Or explored the flora and fauna of an old forest? Or have you watched a sunset among the saguaro cacti? Have you considered the miracle of the human body and how it functions? If so, you might have touched the edge of what it would be like standing in God’s glory.
Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God.” Romans 1:20 says, “For his 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.” Psalm 139:14 says, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 8:3-4 says, “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him?”
It’s awesome to think that compared to the size of the universe humans are like amoeba, but God loved the people of the world so much He sent Jesus as a sacrifice for sin. Take some time this week to go out in nature and ask God to reveal Himself to You. As you spend time in prayer, intercede for the nation. And, as the Lord taught, pray for God’s will to be done on Earth as it is done in Heaven. God is an awesome God!
Today’s Verse: Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: Psalm 8
O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
