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Learning of God Through His Works, January 3
The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his
works. All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall
bless thee.
Psalm 145:9, 10
.
We love to contemplate the character and love of God in His created
works. What evidences has He given the children of men of His power,
as well as of His parental love! He has garnished the heavens and made
grand and beautiful the earth.
“O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! ... When
I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars,
which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and
the son of man, that thou visitest him?” “All thy works praise thee, O
Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee” (
Psalm 8:1, 3, 4
;
Psalm 145:10
).
Had our world been formed with a perfectly level surface the monotony
would have fatigued the eye and wearied the senses. God has adorned
our world with grand mountains, hills, valleys, and ranges of mountains.
The rugged granite, bare mountains, also the mountains decorated with
evergreens and verdure, and the valleys with their softened beauty make
the world a mirror of loveliness. The goodness, wisdom, and power of
God are manifest everywhere. In mountains, rocks, hills, and valleys, I
see the works of divine power. I can never be lonely while viewing the
grand scenery of nature. On the journey over the plains and mountains
I have had feelings of the deepest reverence and awe while viewing the
frowning precipice and snow-capped mountain heights.
The mountains, hills, and valleys should be to us as schools in which to
study the character of God in His created works. The works of God which
we may view in the ever-varying scenes—in mountains, hills, and valleys,
in trees, shrubs, and flowers, in every leaf, every spire of grass—should
teach us lessons of the skill and love of God and of His infinite power.
Those who study nature cannot be lonesome. They love the quiet hours
of meditation, for they feel that they are brought in close communion with
God while tracing His power in His created works.
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