Today's promise: We are created in His
image
When was the last time
you really looked deep into the night sky?
The heavens tell of
the glory of God. The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.
Psalm 19:1 NLT
Explore the wonder
The story is told of a
remarkable rabbi named Abraham Heschel. Several years before his death he
suffered a massive heart attack, and he was sure he would die. His best friend
sat by his side. Rabbi Heschel whispered to his friend, "Sam, I feel only
gratitude for my life, for every moment I have lived. I am ready to go. I have
seen so many miracles during my lifetime."
Exhausted, the old
rabbi leaned back in his bed to catch his breath. After a long pause, he said,
"Sam, never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power
or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me."
Everything about God
and creation screams out thoughts of wonder and amazement. Any person who can
stand before it and yawn is either dead and buried or might as well be. With
God, boredom is not an option. King David cried out to God in song, "I look
at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you
have set in place…the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything
that swims the ocean currents. O Lord, our Lord, the majesty of your name fills
the earth!" (Psalm 8:3; 8-9)
I'm one who believes
there are no atheists in the world, only stubborn insubordinates. God's
creation is his greatest evangelist. How sad that we so seldom stop to
acknowledge its wonder.
adapted from Embracing Eternity by Tim LaHaye, Jerry
Jenkins and Frank M. Martin,, Tyndale House Publishers (2004), p 37
Saint Augustine taught
that God created the world out of nothing. Creation was something like the
magician pulling a rabbit out of hat. Except God didn't have a rabbit and He
didn't have a hat.
R C SPROUL
R C SPROUL
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
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