Psalm 19
God has given us two books. The book of nature is available to all people and speaks every language in every culture that has ever existed. There is no one who doesn't hear this general revelation. Anyone who watches the sun has the opportunity to contemplate its bold, faithful march across our shared sky. But God also has made His Word available to us. This is less available than nature, but it is more specific than nature. So nature may communicate that God is powerful, but the law communicates that God alone is all-powerful. While nature may communicate that the invisible God is big and creative, the revealed Word communicates that He became visible in the form of a small creature. God's two books are infallible in their witness, but the law (the book) is sweeter than honey (nature) because it gives explanation to what we all see. Nature tells a story and the Bible reveals its meaning. God shouts from stars and whispers from pages.
In light of God's gracious revelations, it is only natural that the reaction should be one of repentance and confession. God is in control of all and has commanded all He has made to be a certain way. His actions imply necessary reactions. He initiates and we are commanded to respond a particular way. May the God who knows and sees all forgive all that He knows and sees in me. Amen.
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