Lyme Regis
On Sunday afternoon I went fishing with my sons to Lyme Regis. Sitting on the harbour wall looking at the stunning view I got to thinking about God’s creative brilliance.
The apostle Paul tells us;
since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
Romans 1 v 20
The point Paul is making is that any attempt to explain the universe which does so without any reference to God is to deliberately deny the obvious.
King David writes;
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.There is no speech or language
where their voice is not heard. [a]Their voice [b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is hidden from its heat.Psalm 19 1-6
Our western 21st century, western culture is staggeringly arrogant. We assume we know better than all generations before us and all cultures poorer than ours.
I continually hear spokespersons form the scientific community ridiculing Christianity as ridiculous, foolishness.
The fascinating observation is that this community is doing exactly what the Christian establishment did to them in the 15th-16th century. Ridicule, ostracize and dismiss. It would seem that while advances in scientific discovery (which are all reasons to stand in awe and worship) continue there has been no change in the heart of man.
Jesus alone addresses men’s hearts. If there was no ‘creation’ there can be no ‘new creation’ no salvation and no changed heart. The skies, however, really do proclaim the work of HIS hands!!