“Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them.”
Psalm 96:11-12
Psalm 96 is another hymn from a rejoicing earth to its magnificent Creator. Our God of infinite power and knowledge hears the sap as it sinks down the tree trunks, the first snowflakes as they hit the dried-up leaves still clinging to the trees, the echoing screeches of hawks flying high above the ground. It all must be the most joyful symphony of music to Him!
God’s hand in nature gives us more than just beautiful sounds and images, more than a refreshing feeling, more than a way to escape our hectic lives. It confirms for us that “the LORD reigns,” and that the “world is firmly established, it cannot be moved” (v. 10). God reaches down, sometimes in the glory of a lightning storm or of a fabulous flower, sometimes in the painted colors of a sunset or of a tropical fish. He “speaks” to us by showing us His “splendor and majesty … strength and glory” (v. 6) and thereby assuring us that He “is to be feared above all gods” (v. 4).
Consider God’s creation which testifies to His grandeur, reflects His wonder, and reminds us that He reigns.
God’s hand in nature gives us more than just beautiful sounds and images, more than a refreshing feeling, more than a way to escape our hectic lives. It confirms for us that “the LORD reigns,” and that the “world is firmly established, it cannot be moved” (v. 10). God reaches down, sometimes in the glory of a lightning storm or of a fabulous flower, sometimes in the painted colors of a sunset or of a tropical fish. He “speaks” to us by showing us His “splendor and majesty … strength and glory” (v. 6) and thereby assuring us that He “is to be feared above all gods” (v. 4).
Consider God’s creation which testifies to His grandeur, reflects His wonder, and reminds us that He reigns.
Scripture Focus
Psalm 96
Insight
“This is my Father’s world/ And to my listening ears/ All nature sings, and round me rings/ The music of the spheres.” (Maltbie Babcock, 1901)
Bible In A Year
- Ezekiel 29-30
- Psalm 145
- 2 Thessalonians 1-3