Nature is God’s beautiful artwork—even in winter! Pristine
fields of blindingly white untouched snow, branches glistening with a coating
of ice, fog swirling under streetlights and hovering over the mountains—so many
unframed canvases shouting, “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies
display His craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after
night they make Him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is
never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words
to all the world.” (Psalm 19)
Nehemiah 9:6 declares “You alone are the Lord. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them.” Romans 1 explains that, through everything God has made, His eternal power and divine nature can be clearly seen. Even the rather depressing book of Job encourages us to look at animals, birds, and the earth to better understand the Lord’s hand in our lives. (Job 12:7-10)
And yet, as loud as nature speaks of God, we can’t find the means of forgiveness from sin there. We need the truths of the Bible and the testimony of those changed by God’s power to realize "God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) “There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name [Jesus] under heaven by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:11-12)
A life transformed by an encounter with Jesus is the greatest masterpiece God paints!
What “masterpieces” have you seen lately?
Be encouraged!