I live and love in God’s peculiar light.
Michelangelo
(close up of a thistle / Julie Cook / 2017)
Yesterday, my friend Colorstorm over on The Lion’s Den
( https://thenakedtruth2.wordpress.com/2017/04/26/well-this-is-deep/ )
offered a post complete with a rather informative video clip regarding the depths
of the ocean.
An amazingly informative little narrative that is not only factually full but is
actually quite humbling.
And in keeping with this humbling mindset,
last week CS offered a clip about the majesty of the earth.
The clip offered an interesting perspective of a flat planet vs the more familiar round.
Yet no matter one’s thoughts on flat or round—the earth is beyond words.
The sheer majesty of the natural planet is so much greater than man’s capacity for
adjectives….
And now CS has offered a clip of equal magnitude when considering the depths of the ocean.
The clip does not focus on pretty pictures but rather indisputable numbers,
facts and comparisons.
It is estimated that only 5% of the ocean floor has been adequately “mapped” by man.
Meaning that there is 95% of the world’s oceans that are a vast unexplored mystery.
And since the oceans of this planet cover 71% of earth’s surface…that is
an awful lot of unknowns….
So as I pondered and mused over the fact that our God,
the Creator of not only the earth, but of all that is within…
that the Creator of all the oceans and seas that cover this earth…
is so awesome,
so amazing,
so beyond man’s mere limited comprehension…
that even the creatures of the darkest depths are provided illumination and
that even the most mundane and cursed of weeds of the land is topped with a glorious crown…
For His attention is not only full of the big, the vast, the deep and the wide,
but it is in the tiniest of details that we actually see His true nature…
that of an endless loving compassion…
No one is like you, Lord;
you are great,
and your name is mighty in power.
Who should not fear you,
King of the nations?
This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
and in all their kingdoms,
there is no one like you.
Jeremiah 10:6-7
I cannot fathom how anything nw can say all of this is the result of an explosion. The commonality of design, the complexity of it all, the sheer beauty had to be created by a master…and it was.
In the face of all that we don’t know, people insist on refuting the on thing that can be known, and that is the clearly revealed presence of a Creator through His creation.
Romans 1:20 “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”
Beautiful W.
Clearly.
Thanks friend.
I just love it when my favorite folks come over for a visit—I wish I had made lemonade 🙂
But Kathy is out looking for potluck!! 🙂
Casserole….priceless
I’ll get the ice cream churn ready…
Now, we are talking! Woot!
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That verse speaks to our hearts, I think. When we cruise over the oceans, we think of the boat sinking and of ourselves falling downward into the dark, unknown depths. Hence, the fear of the sailor who bravely sail the seas.
When we look into the night time skies on a clear night, we see a black sky filled with glories arrays of tiny lights. The depths of the sky are even more mysterious than the depths of the sea, but whatever fear we might know is lost in childlike wonder. Still, I expect those who sail the skies know again the fears that sailors have always known.
To deny faith in God is to cast ourselves adrift. A foolish thing. What He has made is too big and vast for us. We each are just a tiny part of His Creation. It is He who assigns us our role and our station. It is He who keeps us secure and at peace. It is He who enables us to marvel at and enjoy what He has made.
Well….Amen to that, Tom. Nice words, friend.
I second those words to Tom!
Oh Tom, your words, your thoughts—so very poignantly beautiful—you just need to be my guest “blogger” 🙂
Marveling is a thing that we often overlook, take for granted or simply don’t carve time out to allow ourselves such—but when I find myself marveling over the wonders either around me, under me or above me—I actually have a delightful sense of peace—as I know from whence it has all come and I feel so safe in that knowledge…
It blows my mind that despite really taking time to look, to see, to hear, to touch, to taste—all this amazing planet with her oceans, rivers, mountains, lakes, forests and to blanketed by the heavens above…and still finding it impossible to give credit to He who has “afforded” us such—is, well, frankly quite sad really.
Well..yes..it’s beyond sad. Been there done that.But we are so insistent on things being our way that we just won’t give in.
truly so Wally
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thank you Vincent for today and all the days that I am behind in offering my heartfelt gratitude!!!
No worries Julie, you’re very welcome my friend 😍
God reveals Godself through creation – and how complex creation is! It is humbling to consider.
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Well jewels, you took a few crumbs and made a whole cake.
I love the idea of no pretty pictures, but facts and comparisons; sometimes its good to let our imagination fill in the blanks, even better when that mind is sanctified eh.
So the believer can rightfully say that we know so little, but what little we know we are certain. 😉
Truly, our God is an awesome God. Tks for the mention too of course.
Thank you for the kind words CS…and especially for the inspiration and reminder to be grateful for and to the Creator all such inspiration!!!
I’m never amazed J at the utter arrogance of we the people, (not to be confused with confidence in the living God of course) when we pretend to know the 95%, and allege that we are such ‘deep’ thinkers, when we don’t even get the 5% correct.
Creation is so beautiful both topically of course but underneath where layers of complexity that sound the human mind make it all work. Not difficult to believe in God by just opening our eyes to what’s around us. Love the thistle pic too!
The thistle is great and so misunderstood—and thank you for the kind words Tricia
Amen, amen, and amen!!! And I love finding Him at every turn in His Creation!!! : ❤
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That post on the depth of the Ocean was really something. Good analogy of that truth to convey the compassion of God!
truly Jim–as in bottomless when it comes to loving compassion and Grace!