INVISIBLE YET SEEN

 MAY 18, 2022

ROMANS 1:20

“For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made.”





The more I grow in the understanding of who God is, the more I am drawn toward a deeper level of intimacy with God, I find that there has grown in me an adoration, appreciation and love for God’s creation. Romans 1:20 states that God’s “invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made.” Nature is meant to declare to us the “invisible attributes” of God. And Scripture is clear that God is at work in his creation—maintaining and facilitating all that happens in the world. Psalm 147:8-9, 15-18 tells us,

He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry… He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes. He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? He sends out his word and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.

Did you hear that? When you see animals eating, you are witnessing God’s provision in the earth and can, as a result, know that he will provide for you. When you see snow fall, ice form, and springtime come to melt away the cold, you can know that God is at work around you and in your life. To miss out on all creation speaks to us, is to miss an important part of the way God’s voice can be heard.

You see, God promises to take care of you and me. Jesus reminds us of this great reality in Matthew 6:26-30,

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

These verses are saying to us that, you can look at the grass of the field and know of God’s unwavering faithfulness for you. You can look at the birds and be comforted that God cares for you. Nature declares to us that God has and will provide for us all our days. Nature tells us that God speaks enormous promises to you and me.

So today, let the beauty and mystery of all of God’s creation fill you with a deeper longing to know God. Listen today for God’s voice and allow your heart to be stirred as you discover his steadfast desire to speak to you through his creation.