Psalm 148:8

Psalm 148:8

The elements do His bidding!

This verse gives us a clue as to the nature of the praise that is offered to the Lord by elemental forces and the inanimate objects that are the fundamental building blocks for the created world. The writer lists a number of weather features and then explains that “They do His bidding.” Literally this means that they obey His Word. In Psalm 147:15 we read, “He sends His command to the earth; His Word runs swiftly.” We need to realise that what gives God the greatest glory, what please Him above all else is that we “do His bidding.”

It’s time to forget about climate change and focus on the One who guides and administers the weather, in this instance – lightning and hail, snow and clouds and stormy winds. If we take the Word of God literally, and I see no reason why we should not, then it clearly declares that all of these forces are controlled from above, that nothing is left to chance, the weather patterns across the world are subject to the Designer and Creator who made them. The fact that they appear to work against humanity at times is not for us to question, certainly they contain at least a hint of warning and maybe even judgement. If we fail to believe that God is operating these everyday factors, then we rob Him of some glory or even fearful awe, and we undermine the principle that He is the God who knows, works and oversees all things. The concept that His active involvement in the world includes the weather and the oceans and the heavenly bodies does not occur to many people, even Christians! Remember what the astonished disciples said when they saw that Jesus was able to calm a potentially catastrophic storm, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!” (Matthew 8:27, also recorded in Mark 4:41 and Luke 8:25). This is our God! Hallelujah!

 

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