Awesome wonder

A few weeks ago, I came across one of the most amazing video clips I have ever seen.  Have a look at this.

I showed the video clip in a church service recently, and then we sang (of course!) the popular hymn, ‘How great thou art’:

O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art

The first four words of the Bible are immensely significant: ‘In the beginning God…’  It is not possible for our human minds to fully conceive, but before time and space came into being, there was God.  In that context, we are told that God spoke creation into being and so, ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’ (Genesis 1.1).  There are many passages in the Bible which describe the wonder of creation, and how in creation we can see something of the touch of the Creator.  For example:

The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.
They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world (Psalm 19.1-4).

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Christians in Rome, puts it like this:

‘The basic reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is! By taking a long and thoughtful look at what God has created, people have always been able to see what their eyes as such can’t see: eternal power, for instance, and the mystery of his divine being’ (Romans 1.20, The Message).

If we take time to ponder on the absolutely amazing creation all around us and have eyes and hearts which are open, then we will see something of God in his creation.  And doing so will cause us to stand (or kneel) in awe and wonder.