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Talcing the Creation of God as Granted
Maokindonthcu·hokcojoy thcblcosiogsofGod'scrcation,thcearth,itllbcauty,theu·armth ofthc
suo, and the golden glow of the full moon and the duzling btigluncos of the fully arrayed starry skies
by night, but in reolty 11105t know little about them; how they came to be, :md whot makes them the
way
they ore. Most just take them for gnntcd without :my rei! considcrotion olong with their
own
hutru~nexisten"".
In this writing
all
these areos will be considered while touching on the Scriptures du.t reno! the
Awesome Greunrss and Power of the Almighty Creuor
God
The Contemplations of David
Da,·idasoyoungladoutinthcgrossyhiUsand,·ollcys takingcorcofhisfathcr'sshe<:pwouldatnight
look intently at the closeness of the storry skies and think about the GREA'INESS of God "'ho
had
creatcdthem;ondhepr:o.isedGod:
Psalm
8:1 "0
LORD
my
God, how cxceUem is YOUR NAME in
all
the
eanh,
YOU who set
YOUR GLORY ABOVE the hea>·ens!
God's glory
is
rev...
lcd
in many Scriprures; they rc\·cal He dwells in the far:aU':O.)' north on a sea of ice or
sapphircwithoroinbowencirclingHisthroneonwhich
sits God the FothcrandJesusChristat His righthond
(&or!ariM3:21).
Considering the lllllje!lt)' and greatness of God whik
,.iewingthcbcautyofthestony hco.,.cnsalsogo.,·ccause
for [h,·id to giH funhcr thought·
'WHYMAN?,
ond
funhcr,God'simerestinhirn?
Agoin, itisprcsumcdhordlyonyonec,·crgircs thought
hke D"'·id did - just toking evcr)1hing
for
gnmcd,
without considering how the Creotion came into existence and their own existence "'·hy they were
born
into human hfe.
God Identifies Himself in Scripture
MYSTERYOF THE AGES,
page 38, Mr. Anns trong:
"It
is on ly in this inspired Book (Bible)
that
God
rl!"cals Himself."
Through
the inspired u·ritings of
His
prophets, the
WRD
God idcntifirs Himself
as
the
Creator
of the
Isaiah
44:24 " I AM
THE LORD
WHO
MAKES
ALL
THINGS,
WHO
5-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D
OUT
THE HEAVENS
ALL
ALONE who S-P-R-E-A-0-S
(l<fpito111
btfo"
Ui"')
abroad
1hc
EARTH
by
M~elf.~
God speaks of
His
purpose for cuoring the h...,·ens and the earth