Psalm 19 – 1 The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
The God of the universe has gone to great lengths to manifest Himself
to us, His creation. You could categorize this effort in three areas: (1)
general (2) specific and (3) His Son, Jesus Christ.
Psalm 19 presents God’s general and specific revelation. Let’s consider
His disclosure of Himself in a general way. Read again verses 1-6.
As I am writing this I am sitting on the “quiet side” of the Smokey
Mountians. Often we are caught up with the sights and beauty of nature.
I’ve seen it, too, today: clouds adorning the mountains, the sheer greenery
of the landscape.
Verse 3 says “Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals
knowledge.” I am hearing in the sounds made by birds, insects, dripping
water from rains the day before that someone with greater knowledge than
I or anyone could possess put all of this here. Nature is shouting
with its variety of sounds: “There is a God.”
I see, hear, feel and smell the fact that this God of glory has desired
to let me in on the fact that He is and that He is powerful, creative,
wise and all-knowing. Let us remove the blinders and earplugs. The
Sovereign God of this universe wants our attention.
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