The Invisible Qualities of God

My friend Ty and I started a Discussion Group a few weeks ago with one of the Nav leaders, Caleb. It's a place where we meet and talk about the arguments for a god, if we agree with those arguments, how things in the Bible compare to other religions, and stuff like that. It's been so awesome going to this thing, and through it, God has been revealing Himself to me in the most unlikely of ways.

Last week, my friend Nicholas came. He's unitarian, I think. He doesn't believe in a god or creator, but he said something SO interesting. The topic last week was the idea that creation in and of itself is an argument for an intelligent creator. The cosmos and earth itself reflect the very being of God. They testify to his glory just by existing. Anyway, Nicholas said that there was always one thing that his faith couldn't explain. Things like Fibonacci's Sequence and The Golden Ratio just astound him. He said, "It's like there's....It's like there is a fingerprint all throughout creation. And it's the SAME fingerprint everywhere."


THAT JUST HAPPENED.


My heart fell to the ground when he said that. I was floored. GOD'S WORD IS TRUTH.
Romans 1:20 says "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, so that men are without excuse."

Even Nicholas, who does not know God, sees the evidence of God all around him, and it's undeniable.

In Genesis 2 we see a little bit of God's handiwork in taking our breath away through nature, as he plants "trees that were pleasing to the eye" for his creation.

God delights us through his creation. It's there for EVERYONE to marvel at - even those who do not love Him. He is such a good God. And all of this is for the sake of His great name. Even those that do not know Him will marvel at His works, so that no man is without excuse! Nature is so genius! It's unfathomable to me that one could look at this creation around us and not be hit with the knowledge that there is a glorious Creator, divine in nature and glorious in being, that exists exalted high above us.

I've been able to just sit and bask in this good creation of God a lot lately. There's so much beauty surrounding us. I'm so thankful that God satisfies me in this way. I marvel at the earth, which causes me to sing praise to God, which is exactly what I was created to do. I was made for this one purpose, to exalt the Name that is above every name. And when I'm acting out my intended purpose, I'm deeply and fully satisfied by living water, because God allows me to have all that I desire, "namely Himself" as John Piper would say.


"At the stars in the night, I wonder.
At your lightning in the sky, I shudder.
Your glory is a blanket that covers every living thing.
I'm in awe at the majesty of who You are.
Your love is a seal burnt inside my heart.
All of the day I want to be where you are, Holy Father.

And it feels like there's not enough praise inside of me.
All these words, All my heart can sing is Holy.
You are Holy."


Oh, How He loves!