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Steps to Jesus
If we believe that God cares, we will not have needless worries.
Our lives will not be as filled with sorrow as they are now. Every-
thing, great or small, will be left in God’s hands. He knows how to
solve our many problems, and He is strong enough to bear all our
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worries. We may enjoy peace of mind for the first time.
Our senses delight in the beauty of this earth. Think, then, of
the world to come that will never know the sorrow of sin or death.
Nothing will grow old or die. Think of the lovely home of the saved
that will be more glorious than we can imagine.
In the many gifts of God in nature we see only a little of His
glory. The Bible says, “No mere man has ever seen, heard or even
imagined what wonderful things God has ready for those who love
the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 2:9
, TLB.
Poets and people who study nature say many wonderful things
about its beauty, but the Christian enjoys nature most. He sees his
Father’s work and love in every flower and tree. He looks on the
hills and rivers and seas as ways that God shows His love for the
human family.
God speaks to us in the way He directs our lives and through
the influence of His Spirit. We may find precious lessons in what
happens in our daily lives if our minds are open to understand them.
As David thought about the scenes of nature, he wrote, “The earth
is full of the goodness of the Lord.”
Psalm 33:5
, KJV. “May those
who are wise think about these things; may they consider the Lord’s
constant love.”
Psalm 107:43
.
God speaks to us in His Word, the Bible. Here He tells us
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some things more clearly than through nature. He tells us about His
character and how He deals with people. He explains to us that He
has redeemed us. The Bible tells us stories of great and good people
who lived long ago. Each of them was “the same kind of person
as we are.”
James 5:17
. We see what hard times they had. They
suffered as we do. They sinned as we have done; but they did not
give up. Through God’s grace they were able to overcome. We look
at these people, and we are encouraged to keep trying to live as our
Saviour lived. We read of the wonderful way God led them and of
the light, love, and blessings they enjoyed. They were able to do a
great work by God’s grace. We desire to be like them and to walk
with God as they did.