Psalmists show us the appropriate response to creation is to shout with joy. Hallelujah! Creation elicits joy and gladness. Creation calls us to worship our Creator because we realize that we, too, are his creation. We are his.
“It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.” When we open ourselves to reflect on nature, we realize that we, too, are part of creation which means we have a Creator. Since he created us, we belong to him.
As we marvel at the goodness of what God has provided, the rain and good crops, food and joyful hearts (Acts 14:17), we become aware of his enduring love for us, his faithfulness to us down through the ages. Our hearts open in gratitude:
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
And his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5
The beauty of creation reflects the beauty of her Creator. Our God is supremely beautiful. His beauty delights us and calls forth our gratitude and praise. When we hear creation singing, her choir invites us to take off our shoes and enter into the holy of holies to join in.
Creation teaches us who we are and our relationship to the Maker of heaven and earth.
Devotional Activity
Do you enjoy being outside in nature? Reflect on a time when the beauty of nature called you to worship? Can you close your eyes and return there now, for just a moment of drawing near to God with gratitude?
Scripture
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
Come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God,
It is he who made us, and we are his,
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 100:1-3 (emphasis added)
The content of this post is from All Creation Sings by Luann Budd.