“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth forth His handiwork.” Psalm 19:1
Dear Ones:
To think, much less to say, that there is no God, has left us alone upon the sea of uncertainty with regard to our purpose and reason for existing. It is also to deny what is blatantly, very plainly, before our eyes. The Psalmist tells us, with regard to the creation, heavenly and earthly, that “…day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is NO speech or language, where their voice is not heard.” (Ps. 19:2-3) God has made all things, and by their existence, diversity, uniqueness, and beauty, He speaks every day, all day. He even reveals to us that, regardless of the multiple groups of peoples on the face of the earth, each having its own speech and language, He is constantly speaking to all men. Paul tells us in his letter to the Romans, “For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world ARE CLEARLY SEEN, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead.” (1:20) So then, God has made this great and beautiful creation, the complexity and intricateness of which, cannot be fathomed. He is perpetually speaking to us of Himself, the visible declaring the invisible.
The second way that the Lord is speaking to mankind is by His word. The Psalmist continues: “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.” (Ps. 19:7) The invisible, and sometimes, inaudible voice of God, has been put to writing…in the Scriptures. The progressive history of mankind serves to confirm the veracity of the Scriptures, as they have consistently declared what would occur on this earth, and then confirmed that occurence by its realization. The written word, though constantly declaring the glory God, like the creation, was the precursor of the Living Word, the third and most explicit way that God is speaking to mankind.
The author of the epistle to the Hebrews, wrote: “God…spoke in times past unto the fathers…by the prophets.” (1.1) ” ….In these last days, (He) hath spoken to us by His Son.” Again, the perpetual voice in creation, and in the Scriptures, is now made visible in the revelation of God in and through His Son. John, in speaking of the “Word of Life,” Christ, wrote: “That which we have seen and heard, declare we unto you.” (1 Jn. 1:30) This Christ, who would be lifted up on a cross, and draw all men unto Himself, is not only the crescendo of the perpetual voice of God speaking to all men, but the very culmination and clearest demonstration, declaration, and most perfect expression of the Divine Nature. The question then becomes to us: “Are we listening?” If He has made us, redeemed us, known us before we were born, is He not infinitely worthy to be believed in, trusted fully.
Dear Father, Thou who art constantly speaking to mankind, and every individual on the face of this earth, arrest our attention by the clear, convincing knowledge of Thyself, Thy ways, and Thy purposes. Form Thy Son in us, that the expression of His life will be a lamp-post, a guiding light for those who are struggling with the truth of the invisible, and yet, such a very present help. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Love, Dad