Joy week1

 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

In this passage God’s creativity is honoured by David’s flamboyant praise. David reminds us that God’s glory can be seen in God’s handiwork in our world. 

If your joy grows weak, take your Bible to a lonely hillside, and there where the horizon is wide, the air is fragrant and the clouds tend toward silver, study the Scriptures and open your life to praise. In such a place it is impossible to keep your joy to yourself.

The ancient Egyptians and Greeks often looked to the skies and drew pictures of their gods and goddesses, their demons, dragons and heroes in the fiery distant stars. But the psalmist looked up into the stars and saw that beneath the entire canopy of space there was only one great constellation. This constellation, etched by all the stars at once, formed a picture of God.

The heavens declare the glory!

When God finished each and every day of creation, He remarked that it was good. We are like God when we stop and appreciate all that He has made. When we stop and survey His created order, we can only exalt in His work and cry, ‘It is good!’

So may it be with your soul. May the beautiful things of God never permit you a speechless moment. May you recognise God’s creativity in all of your creativity.

When you see God’s great works, may you fully appreciate the true concept of joy.