Creation Teaches
Us About God

Psalm 33:8 says, “Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.” He who is not awed by God simply has not learned the lessons that the Lord’s creation teaches us.

Creation Reveals The Proof of God

Psalm 19:1 affirms a truth that every keen observer and lover of God's creation knows: “The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.” David stood outside and could not ignore what was being said to him by the heavens, whether at night or during the day. Although there was not a literal voice, what David saw in the heavens was so clear in its message that it was as though the heavens were speaking to him. Rare is the man who does not wonder at the majesty of creation. Whether a person is an evolutionist or a creationist, scientist or layman, poet or illiterate, all seem to acknowledge that creation is a marvelous revelation of glory and beauty.

The heavens preach that we are not alone and that there is Someone who is much greater than we are. Romans 1:20 carries this message that applies to the multitudes of people since the beginning: “For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.”

Creation Reveals The Power of God

Creation shows that indescribable power was poured forth to bring matter into existence from nothing. Even evolutionists are acknowledging that before the beginning, nothing existed, and the creationist agrees that at one time nothing material existed. The evolutionist proposes that an unbelievable and incomprehensible explosion of nothingness brought something into existence,

and over billions of years, the present state of nature, including the complexities of life, evolved. The creationist knows “that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear” (Heb. 11:3). God said, “Let it be” and in an instant it was! God did not simply begin a process of evolution, but from the moment of his speaking, fully formed, fully mature, fully functional entities came into existence.

Therefore, creation does not show unbridled, purposeless, unintelligent and chaotic power, but an intentional production. The precision of creation demands an intelligence that man does not possess, nor will he ever. The artistry of nature reveals an Artistic Genius that man's talents will never attain to--God's nature being chef d'oeuvre (a masterpiece).

Nature is as much the work of God as is the Bible. Knowing that the Bible is God's creation, we study it, spend time with it, learn from it, respect it and live by lt. Knowing that nature is also God's work should lead the Christian to have an appreciation of nature that ls unequaled by any unbeliever. This appreciation of God's work in nature should lead the Christian to learn from the cosmos about God and do the best he can to enjoy it, use it, and take care of lt. We read, “And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it” (Gen. 2:15).

Creation Reveals The Professions of God

Jesus taught us to look at creation and think about how God takes care of it through natural processes. He encouraged us to remember that we are more valuable than the rest of the creation, so God will also take care of us. In Luke 12:24, Jesus said, “Consider the ravens . . .” and “Consider the lilies...” Therefore it is scriptural to observe nature and study it for the lessons that it contains about God, because it does not declare evolution, but creation declares a Creator.

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