Read: Psalm 148:1–6 | Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 3–5; Luke 14:25–35
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. Psalm 148:3
Sunsets. People tend to stop what they are doing to watch them . . . snap pictures of them . . . enjoy the beautiful view.
My wife and I watched the sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico
recently. A crowd of people surrounded us, mostly strangers who had
gathered at the beach to watch this nightly phenomenon. At the moment
the sun fully slipped below the horizon, the crowd broke out with
applause.
Why do people respond like that? The book
of Psalms offers a clue. The psalmist wrote of God ordering the sun to
praise its Creator (Ps. 148:3). And wherever the rays of the sun shine
across the earth, people are moved to praise along with them.
The beauty that comes to us through nature speaks to our souls like
few things do. It not only has the capacity to stop us in our tracks and
captivate our attention, it also has the power to turn our focus to the
Maker of beauty itself.
The wonder of God’s vast creation can cause us to pause and remember
what’s truly important. Ultimately, it reminds us that there is a
Creator behind the stunning entrance and exit of the day, One who so
loved the world He made that He entered it in order to redeem and
restore it.
I enjoy the world You have created with its variety and color. You and what You have made are awesome, Lord!
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Join God in taking delight in all that He has made.
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