Psalm 145:12

Psalm 145:12

It's so obvious!

This verse, and its predecessor, could be part of a motivational talk about Gospel preaching but the preachers here are not evangelists, but God’s created works. Many believers in Jesus Christ feel the weight of His “Great Commission,” and are driven to “go into all the world and preach the Gospel.” Mark 16:15-16. Praise God for their faith and their boldness.

What this Psalm tells us is that there have always been bold and faithful witnesses to God’s “mighty acts and the glorious splendour of His kingdom.” The witnesses are eloquent, vivid and powerful, they proclaim the majesty of God, day after day, to every inhabitant of this world and there is no excuse for those who choose to not see or listen to their message. David is actually putting the onus for declaring the Lord, on creation, which has been working at this from the beginning of time.  Only a complete idiot or egotist can live on this planet and not see what is glaringly obvious, that there is a Creator and that all things work together within a controlled environment and by rules and laws that it is simply impossible to believe came from nowhere!!  Those who promote such thinking claim to be wise but show themselves to be complete fools! Remember the quote from the Apostle Paul in our study of verse 11, He wrote in Romans 1 that “ since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” 

Whilst it is the duty of the church to proclaim God’s salvation and the glory of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, creation has been witnessing to the glory of Almighty God from its beginning. And yes, men have no excuse, for the evidence is overwhelming. David rightly draws our attention to the irrefutable witness of creation for because of it, “all people may know of the Lord’s mighty acts, all people have been given the ability to see and experience the splendour of His kingdom.” They may reject our attempts to share the Gospel of salvation by faith, but they have no excuse for ignoring the witness of the glory of God’s creation. If they ignore both, they condemn themselves!

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