Ps 150:6 "Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD." NIV
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the angels praise Him. Let the peoples praise Him. Let the animals praise Him! Let the heavens and the earth sing to Him with thanksgiving! The Lord alone is worthy of the allegiance of all created things. There is no one and there is nothing that does not owe its existence to the pleasure of God. Therefore let us sing songs of praise!
The Pharisees were offended when the people praised Christ and yet Jesus declared to them Luke 19:40 “I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.” KJV Even the stones are moved to praise. The creation sings its silent praise with the voice of its beauty. David declares in Ps 19:1-4 “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 display knowledge. 3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” Every tongue and tribe has heard the praise of God’s glory through the testimony of God’s awesome creation. In every nation the witness of God is present.
Many times I have heard someone ponder the question of why God would go to such lengths to create such beauty in the earth. To me the answer is a simple one: because He wants to be known. The awe of creation is an introduction to the greatness of God! The wonder of the world is an insight into the mind of the creator. He values beauty. He esteems creativity! And most of all He chooses to make Himself known! God displays His power and majesty through the beauty and magnificence of what He created. The creation is but a fraction of the whole of the one who created it and yet so many of the beautiful depictions of God’s universe each defy our comprehension of how they could be arranged in such glory.
Scientists examine the stars through the wonder of scientific advancement and yet they can only glimpse a fraction of all that God is and has done. They see the ever expanding universe and say if there was a creator why is the universe continually seen as expanding? What is its purpose? For me the answer comes in the form of another question. Why does the painter paint? Why does the sculptor sculpt? There is no function in the painting nor the statue other than to convey beauty or display the creative mind or possibly to pose a question or even simply just to demonstrate creative genius. In the same way this would be reason enough for the creator’s work! God chooses to demonstrate the extent of His person through the beauty and wonder of His creation and for this we stand in awe. For this we marvel, not just creatures here below but even the heavenly beings behold God and are compelled to sing His praise. Take time today to reflect upon the wonder of the Lord and join your voice to the rest of creation with songs of praise!
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