Seeing God in His Creation …
For 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… Romans 1:20
It is a cold summer day…
The beach is nearly empty…
The only sounds…
Seagulls overhead…
The wind…
Waves breaking on the shoreline…
I watch the waves…
Feel the wind…
Hear the staccato call of the gulls…
And sense the majesty and power of God…
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1
I sit in wonder and awe…
Seeing God in his creation…
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made… Romans 1:20
The next day is bright…
Sunny …
Hot…
The beach…
So empty yesterday…
Is packed with people today…
Families…
Children…
Teenagers.
Running…
Shouting…
Playing Music…
Occupying every bit of beach space with umbrellas and tents and blankets.
I look around.
I am annoyed…
What happened to the quiet beach…
Where nothing got in the way of seeing God in His creation ?
And then I realize…
God created people too.
He created us all…
In His image.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27
I leave the beach reminded
That seeing God in His creation…
Means seeing Him in every person I meet…
Even the one who cut in front of me in the grocery line…
The one who took my turn at the 4 way stop…
The stranger who yelled at me when I sorta, kinda made an illegal left turn the other day …
Even the person with different viewpoints about politics or God himself…
How can I look at people without seeing God in His creation?
God didn’t just create us all…
He loves us all…
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
And How can I claim to love God …
If seeing God in his creation …
I respond with anything less than love?
We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. 1 John 4:19-21
4 thoughts on “Seeing God in His Creation”
Thank you, as I got deeper discernment form this post about when I do not love my neighbor, as he has loved me.
Have I then forgotten, what is done for me, whenever I do that, not be considerate and patient with whomever is at hand, whether in belief or not.
Thanks again Bob
Discernment is observing others actions and reactions, includes my own, actions and reactions. As we grow up in further understanding, Father’s allowing us to Fathom this.
Love, God’s Type 1 Cor. 13:4-7 is the real Love not for a few, for all. And to be able to do this type of Love, it gets imputed in us from Father in Risen Son Romans 4:17-25 tells me this thanks
Interesting point that discernment includes honest assessment of our own actions…
Thank you, as I see what Jesus said, before helping thy neighbor, have your own board in your eyes removed.
Does that mean I can’t help another?
Reading Gal 6, tells me be careful about helping another, So bottom line every time, I need God leading me not me leading God thinking God is leading me. As said by God through Son as God, take care of our own board in our own eye, before seeing to take car of others.
I see I am responsible for me, you for you, the next one for them. Is that SELFISH? Could be viewed as is. When in truth it is not. Yet can be viewed as is, we each know whether or not it is in us from Father, he tells us as Satan acting as if the risen Jesus, camouflages truth, and keeping it appearing as truth,
Such as: having to be water Baptized to be saved. When Spirit Baptism in salvation as Water is only a confession, in belief as the Gentiles got water Baptist after salvation given them
Read this again in Acts, where Peter led by God in Spirit and Truth went to Cornelius’s house, Gentiles.
As Law for Peter he was not even allowed to step into any Gentile House. Then he did and God Father spoke through him to them and God came upon them, and they were saved/
Then water Baptized, as Pete said who can refuse water now? Then later Peter saw there is no respect of persons with God. The Gentile got saved by Faith not of works at all.
And mankind over the years ahs been listening to Satan dressed to kill as an Angel from God.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
To me Brother, I see God’s enemy, plays a mean game of twister. As he tried to pay on Jesus, using scripture, and Jesus knew and did not fight him back, just responded with truth alone, as in we are told to do in Luke 21:14-15
As we grow Brother and learn truth over errors of this world, that shines as Gold and is only fools Gold. So I see to take all to Father in prayer to hear truth over error(s) and this remain harmless as serpent’s too.
Thank You for always ready to hear from Father as in Hebrews 8:11 tells us all about it
I think this is where one takes all their self in all their actions and reactions to Father in Prayer. This be where one hears truth over error, without condemnation, since Father has received us in risen Son once we make that choice, to believe, we are promised to be taught new, not ever forced as mankind, includes me I do.
Learning not to. John 8:32-36