God's Nature

 
May 21, 2010
Read Psalms 104-105

Psalm 104:2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment;

THE PHRASE “Mother Nature” is a hateful thing to the Lord.

I know, that’s a strong to statement to make about a phrase constantly used in our culture, but it’s true. In Exodus 20:3, God commands, “You shall have no other gods before me.” “Mother Nature” is a phrase that says, “Nature is in control of itself. It is its own force and does what it does at its own whim.” The phrase makes God’s creation a god over him.

Psalm 104 is essentially about God’s sovereignty over nature. “He wraps himself in light.” Tells us that God opens the reality of his being for all to see. Look in the heavens, look on the land, look in the seas, and you will see God.

The stars, the rain, the clouds, the lion, the leviathan (great big animal – maybe a whale) act on God’s command.

This is true. The bible tells us right here and in many other places. Why is it so difficult in our culture to credit God for nature’s actions?

Sadly, this is another way we deny God’s control over all affairs. And when we do this, we are essentially saying to God, “You’re not there. You don’t matter.”

And when we say that, we keep God on the sidelines. We even keep him out of our homes and out of our thoughts. And then we can go and do whatever we want.

Mother Nature? No way. Sovereign God? Yes. He wraps himself in light to brilliantly display his wonders in nature.

My friends, this is “the LORD our God” (Ps 105:7). He is ours. He’s your God. Your God. Do you understand the one who created the heaven and the earth has come to you? Do not deny him with such hideous phrases as “Mother Nature” Instead,
“May (your) meditation be pleasing to him, as (you) rejoice in the LORD.” (Ps 104:34)


Do you see him? Do you honor him? Do you worship him?




Post Script: One phrase in Ps 104:15 is this: bread that sustains his heart.

When manufacturing removed whole grains from bread and also added preservatives, heart disease began to rise dramatically. Whole grain, natural bread was truly a heart-sustainer for thousands of years. Eat God’s diet. Your health will change dramatically.