Contemplative Bible Reading

Romans 1:20 (New International Version)

¹⁸The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, ¹⁹since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. ²⁰For 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.

And then we have…

Psalm 19:1-3 (New International Version)

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

² Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.

³ There is no speech or language
where their voice is not heard.

Here is a message from God to mankind:

I gave you enough information to know that I exist. Did you accept or reject me?

At some times, some things are simple and clear to me. This is one of those times. I hope my words won’t muddle God’s.

Paul tells us in Romans that God has been clearly seen by man in what was made. The writer of the Psalm tells us that the creation declares God to us day after day in all languages that men speak.

In America today, people know about God. It is on 200 channels of TV, regular and satellite radio, and on countless pages of the Internet. We have so much information coming from other people that we don’t have time to look at what God’s creation is telling us.

God, help us to slow down a bit and listen to what your creation is saying.