GOD’S WORD FOR JUNE 2

GOD’S WORD FOR JUNE 2 ~ ~ Isaiah 43:20 ~ ~ “The beast of the field will honor Me,
The jackals and the ostriches, because I give waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen.”

Taking excerpts from chapter 3 of John Piper’s book, “The Pleasures of God”. Chapter 3 is entitled, “God’s Pleasure in His Creation.”

The third reason that God rejoices in creation is because they reveal His incomparable wisdom. This is the point of Psalm 104:24:

“O Lord, how manifold are Your works!

In wisdom You have made them all:

The earth is full of Your creatures.”

“In WISDOM You have made them all!” In other words, the Lord delights in the expressions of His wisdom. This universe is a masterpiece of wisdom and order. Or, if you take part of it, like the human body—what an amazing work of knowledge and wisdom!!! Who can fathom the human brain and the mystery of how mind and body work together? Whether you look near or far, whether you look for bigness or smallness, the wonders of nature stagger the ind with the wisdom woven through it all.

Did you know that there are ten thousand known species of diatoms? In a teaspoon of ordinary lake water there may be a million of these tiny invisible plants. What are they doing while entertaining God with their microscopic beauty? They are making tons and tons of oxygen so that the animals in the water can breathe!! The world is full of the wisdom of God!!!

Ps 104:14

“O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all

You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate.

That he may bring forth food from the earth.”

What a wonderful experience it is when God grants us a moment in which we don’t take anything for granted, but we see the world as though it was invented yesterday. How we would marvel at the wisdom of God!

We should pray for the eyes of children again, when they saw everything for the first time.

William Quayle reminded me of this recently in his lively book, “The Pastor-Preacher”. He said, “A cow has pretty eyes, as quiet as a pool of quiet water, but uneventful eyes. There is no touch of wonder in their dreamless depths. The eyes are therefore soulless.

A child’s eyes are fairly lightning. They are to see things: they are the windows of the brain and bewilder like a play of swords of fire”

These are the eyes we need to see the unending wisdom of God running through all the world. There will be no exhausting the understanding of God. We will be making new discoveries for all eternity.

Isaiah 40:28:

“The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth,

He does not faint or grow weary, HIS UNDERSTANDING IS UNSEARCHABLE.”

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