There is abundant evidence in the Bible that if you won’t Praise the Lord, then creation will. I told you in the last Nugget that we would look at the detail of what God put in place when he created and scattered the stars, set them in their appointed place and called them by name. But that focus has been delayed for a week due to something a friend sent me.
There is abundant evidence in the Bible that creation declares the praises of God in ways we can’t imagine. Indeed we are told if we humans won’t worship Him, then creation itself will worship Him.
As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
Luke 19:37-40
I suspect creation is doing it anyway without us even knowing it. Before I share with you what my friend sent me after reading last week’s Nugget, here are some Bible verses which indicate to us that the heavens, the seas, the beasts, the birds, the plants, the fish, the angels, the planetary bodies, the stars, the mountains, the hills and the trees all praise God.
You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
Nehemiah 9:6
But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:7-8
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 19:1-4
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him from the skies!
Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven!
Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapours high above the clouds!
Let every created thing give praise to the LORD, for he issued his command, and they came into being.
He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.
Praise the LORD from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths,
Psalm 148:1-7
For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12
But now watch a video by Louie Giglio which is astounding and shows that creation praises God in ways that we never imagined possible. Louie Giglio has suggested at the end of the video clip what they might be singing.
Well I promise you in this continuing series of Nuggets you will see the message of God in creation is very specific and detailed. And as the passage in Luke suggests, if we won’t praise God then all of the rest of creation will.
The Vela Pulsar
Now you too can Praise the Lord along with the Vela Pulsar, the 47 Tuck Cluster, psrbo329-54 and a bunch of whales.
Simply go the link below:
That was other worldly and lifted my spirit.
I am delighted Jan. Comments like yours make it all worthwhile for me. Love it.
This was so awesome. Listening to wales praising God brought me tears of joy!! I never thought about things this way. Thank you so much. on to the next nugget
Thanks for letting me know the impact of this Nugget on you Joanie. It’s the response of people like you who inspire me to keep going. Take a look at the Gem series connected with Gem 1947 Joanie. That is another one that blows me away. You can find the related Gems at the foot of 1947, as well as the series connected with it. Including “That Majestic Passage”.