Creation

This morning I had the pleasure of spending my quiet time on the edge of the Des Moines river valley. I watched as the current swirled and gurgled across the rocks, the leaves cascaded and tumbled downward, and the gnats hovered and buzzed above the water. I thought about how nature is subjected to certain laws. The laws of motion, gravity, inertia. They function within these boundaries at all times. They have no choice, for in this they glorify God. And God is a god of order. Then I turned my thoughts to humankind. We do not have to live within the boundaries set out for us in God's law. We can either live to please him or we can live unto ourselves. What a privilege it is then, to offer our bodies, our very lives, as living sacrifices unto Him. We are amazed at the beauty of nature, but how much more beautiful is the choice to live solely for the glory of God. How much more pleasure does God take in us and in our faithfulness...more pleasure than the sun which rises every morning, and the trees which shed their leaves every fall.

Psalm 19
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. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

Romans 8:19
The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.