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The Universe Our Field of Study, December 25
O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made
them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalm 104:24
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The knowledge of God’s works and ways we can only begin to obtain
in this world; the study will be continued throughout eternity. God has
provided for man subjects of thought which will bring into activity every
faculty of the mind. We may read the character of the Creator in the heavens
above and the earth beneath, filling the heart with gratitude and thanksgiving.
Every nerve and sense will respond to the expressions of God’s love in His
marvelous works.
There, when the veil that darkens our vision shall be removed, and our
eyes shall behold that world of beauty of which we now catch glimpses
through the microscope; when we look on the glories of the heavens, now
scanned afar through the telescope; when, the blight of sin removed, the
whole earth shall appear in “the beauty of the Lord our God,” what a field
will be open to our study! There the student of science may read the records
of creation and discern no reminders of the law of evil. He may listen to
the music of nature’s voices and detect no note of wailing or undertone of
sorrow. In all created things he may trace one handwriting—in the vast
universe behold “God’s name writ large,” and not in earth or sea or sky one
sign of ill remaining.
The redeemed throng will range from world to world, and much of their
time will be employed in searching out the mysteries of redemption. And
throughout the whole stretch of eternity, this subject will be continually
opening to their minds. The privileges of those who overcome by the blood
of the Lamb and the word of their testimony are beyond comprehension.
All the treasures of the universe will be open to the study of God’s
children. With unutterable delight we shall enter into the joy and the
wisdom of unfallen beings. We shall share the treasures gained through
ages upon ages spent in contemplation of God’s handiwork. And the years
of eternity, as they roll, will continue to bring more glorious revelations.
“Exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think” will be, forever and
forever, the impartation of the gifts of God.
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