THE OTHER EIGHTY PERCENT

THE OTHER EIGHTY PERCENT

READ:

Psalm 69:29-36

Let heaven and earth praise

Him, the seas and everything

that moves in them. –Psalm 69:34

Recently I saw a billboard stating that 80 percent of all life on Earth is found in the seas.  That staggering number is difficult to process, largely because most of that life is out of sight.

As I considered this, it reminded me of how much greater God’s creation is than we typically appreciate.  While we can easily have our breath taken away by a majestic mountain range or a panoramic sunset, we sometimes fail to see His extraordinary work in the details that require more careful study and examination.  Not only is much of God’s creation hidden by the oceans, but other parts are also too small for our eyes to observe.  From the microscopically small to the unsearched reaches of the universe, it is all the work of our Creator.  In those magnificent structures-seen and unseen-God’s creative glory is revealed (Romans 1:20).

As we grow to understand the wonder of creation, it must always point us to the Creator Himself-and call us to worship Him.  As the psalmist said, “Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them” (Psalm 69:34).  If creation itself gives praise to the Creator, we can and should certainly join the chorus.  What a mighty God we serve!-Bill Crowder

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder,

Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy power throughout the universe displayed! – Boberg

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The wonder of creation causes us to say,

“What a wonderful God!”

INSIGHT

Psalm 69 seems to allude to the crucifixion of Christ in several places.  This prompted Charles Haddon Spurgeon, in his Treasury of David, to write:  “If any enquire, ‘of whom speaketh the psalmist this? of himself, or of some other man? we would reply, ‘of himself, and of some other man.’  Who that other is, we need not be long in discovering; it is the Crucified alone who can say, ‘in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.’  His footprints all through this sorrowful song have been pointed out by the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, and therefore we believe, and are sure, that the Son of Man is here.”

Have a blessed evening.

God Our Creator’s Love Always

Unity & Peace