Psalm 65:13

Psalm 65:13

Shout for joy and sing

This beautiful Psalm has taken us to many places and the last locations on our tour are the lush valleys with their grassy meadows and fields of corn. Water flows down from the heights and generously irrigates the fields where animals contentedly graze, while their shepherds keep watch. This pastoral idyll is punctuated by the shouts of and songs of all the creatures who inhabit this place, for it is alive with thankfulness and gratitude to the One who created it all. Skylarks rise into the air with their frenetic songs, bees buzz on animated wings as they search for sweetness, the flocks murmur with contentment, aware that they are safe and well-cared for. The flowers lift their faces to the sun and dance, with the grasses, to the promptings of the breeze. All is well in God’s world, and it is good to be alive.

This may all be seen as a rather sentimental view of creation, but it is, in fact, a picture of what goes on around us every hour of every day except that, men are usually too busy to notice or never take the time to stop and stare. God’s world is a beautiful place, it is filled with abundant life and energy, it is constantly singing out songs of joy. If more people saw and understood this, we would not be talking about climate change and global warming. Instead of stopping and staring, we have confined ourselves to ugly, noisy cities, and inoculated ourselves from the wonders of creation. Instead of making time and space for the beauty of the world we have used its resources to become wealthy at the expense of the plants and creatures that surround us. This beautiful planet upon which we live is not the evolved product of laws and natural regulations, it is the living, breathing outworking of a creative Being who is the source of energy and life. The reason many people love programmes by atheists like David Attenborough is because they have never recognised the beautiful and wonderful works of the Creator, right outside their window! And many make the mistake of pursuing a knowledge of creation but ignoring the Creator. 

Take time today, to enjoy God’s world and compose your own song of joy to Him. Hallelujah! 

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