Look Around!

People will occasionally remark that it's hard to believe in God. They'll sometimes make the comment that if they had been alive to see the parting of the Red Sea, or had been there at Pentecost, that they would surely believe! But without seeing the great things that God has done, how could they possibly be expected to believe?

Look around! Look at the ground you stand on, and the plants growing in it. Look at the animals roaming the Earth, swimming in its waters, and flying over it. Look up into the sky and watch the clouds. Look farther, and observe the sun, the moon, and the stars. Observe the cycles God has put into place, and how day becomes night, and then day again.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge.

Psalm 19:1-2

The Bibles teaches us that all of creation teaches the glory of God. After all who else but he Creator could cause a single rose to exist? Who else but the Almighty could set in motion the planets? Who else could have caused such great color and variety to exist? Surely no mere human could have done so, and the odds of it happening by chance are so remote that it's not worth regarding as a possibility. God's glory is seen in all creation. As we look around us, we can recognize the power of God. We can see the great power He possesses. And we can believe.

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Proverbs 3:19-20

Consider the wisdom of God in creation. He did not create things that could not survive together. He established the most basic laws of nature, of biology, of geology, and of natural cycles. It is because of His wisdom that the world continues. And this of course points to His great knowledge. He knows what His creations need. He know what His creations must have to survive. And He provides it.

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Luke 12:24-28

God know what we need. And He uses nature to show this. He will provide us with the essentials. This does not negate our own efforts, but that God has seen to it that we can survive. He will see that we have what we need in this life, and even more importantly, He has provided for us for eternity if we diligently follow Him. And we can see all of this in nature. God provides for us that with a glance around us, we can believe that there is a God, see how glorious He is, and begin seeking Him out. So take a look around!