Psalm 94:10

Psalm 94:10

God of all knowledge

Leviticus 26 sets out, in graphic detail, the rewards for obeying the Lord God and the punishments for disobedience. I realise, of course, that these instructions were specifically for Israel, but it is telling that the described pattern of divine retribution seems to have world-wide consequences. It could be argued that the climatic and environmental trials that the world now faces are the consequences of mass rebellion against the Creator. The book of Revelations suggests to us that the punishments will increase in the last days, as mankind consistently rejects God’s commands. Yes, the Lord disciplines the nations, and He has punished Israel too. He is not to be ignored!

It does not dawn on the majority of the earth’s population that everything that we have learned about ourselves and our planet, is given to us by God, through revelation. He allows and inspires science! He motivates the research and the growth in understanding. Nothing that we know is through human intellect alone, we have only made discoveries because the Lord God has allowed us to. He is our Teacher. As believers in Him, to acknowledge any other way is to deny Him. What an amazing plethora of discoveries He has allowed in the last 100 years and yet no credit is given to Him, in fact man has taken what God has revealed and used it to deny and defy Him. Much of what we have discovered has been turned to evil and the arrogant among us claim the credit for all that we have been shown. How angry does that make you? Every scientific discovery should prompt us to marvel at the knowledge and intellect of our Creator and instead a lot of it is thrown in His face. I cannot watch David Attenborough programmes for that very reason. God save that man, he has a lot to answer for, but he is one of many. That is why it is so important that God’s people give Him praise and acknowledgement for our beautiful world, no one else will! 

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