Today is Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; Karen's Korner #2528
Happy Spring! As we turn the page to the new season, we don't have to 'wonder' if it will arrive. We know that Creation and its Creator can be counted on for 'things' to be 'well ordered'. We can count on spring arriving today, just as its is forecast and planned!
"The heavens are telling the glory of God;
they are a marvelous display of his craftsmanship.
Day and night they keep on telling about God.
Without a sound or word,
silent in the skies,
their message reaches out to all the world.
The sun lives in the heavens where God placed it
and moves out across the skies
as radiant as bridegroom going to his wedding,
or as joyous as an athlete looking forward to a race!
The sun crosses the heavens from end to end,
and nothing can hide from its heat.
~ Psalm 19:1 - 6 LB
Bible Commentary: We are surrounded by fantastic displays of God's craftsmanship--the heavens give dramatic evidence of his existence, his power, his love, his care. To say that the universe happened by chance is absurd--its intricacy and dependability give proof of a personally involved Creator. As you look at God's craftsmanship in nature and the heavens, thank Him for such magnificent beauty and the truth it reveals about the Creator.
The apostle Paul referred to this psalm when he explained that everyone knows about God because his existence and power are proclaimed by nature. This does not cancel the need for missions because the message of God's salvation must still be told to the ends of the earth. However, people everywhere should already believe in a loving Creator by just looking at the evidence of nature around them. The saddest and most hopeless people are those who say there is no God.
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