Reflections On Psalm 19...

Since before the dawn of human history, the sun has been doing its thing with otherworldly regularity and consistency (save for during a skirmish between the Amorites and Israelites). Our constant rotation around this glowing orb simultaneously tells us that we are not at the lowly bottom rung of the expanse of the universe, nor are we at the center. Every evening it sets, and glowing witnesses rise up and tell us another part of the story; that this sun that sits so prominent in our sky is in no way unique. There are millions just like it reaching out to us from unfathomable distances. All this should tell us that there is something or some One very much beyond us. All this beauty came from somewhere, and every rational thought within us, should we choose to listen, will tell us that this matter had an origin. Apparently some Being can create beauty, complexity, and structures of jaw-dropping enormity, and can uphold them in some type of stable relation. This should make us feel very small, it should fill us with wonder, and it often does. It should also drive us to seek out the source of such magnificence, the Creator behind the creation. Every man is given this phenomenal sensory input, and every man will be held accountable for its explanation. In great kindness, God has seen fit to not only cry out to us via the natural realm, but also to clearly reveal His character through His Word. While all of creation tells us that a glorious Creator exists, scripture tells us His nature, and even gives us His name. The Word tells us that Yahweh, the God of Israel, is the not just a distant power but a relational God who has seen fit to give us teaching directly from Him, and it is sweet, just, pure, righteous, and to be respected and obeyed. His teaching is efficacious in that it revives us, warns us, enlightens us, preserves us, and makes us wise; it takes us out of the cave. Like David, we cannot look at the greatness of creation and the power and purity of the Word of God and hold our chin up before Him. We can only cast ourselves before Him, knowing that He is merciful, compassionate, and good. We can have full trust and assurance in our Rock and Redeemer.