(Goes With RSK Lesson 8)
I stand amazed.
And most often, what others have already said is so much more eloquent than what I could say myself! So I’ll quote some treasures for you as you get ready to ‘study’ the next awesome creation day.
Of all the celestial objects with which we are acquainted, none make so strong and universal an impression upon our globe as does the Sun. He is that very light, ‘the greater light to rule the day,’ as stated in the first chapter of the book of Genesis; a vast and fiery orb, kindled by the Almighty on the morn of creation, to cheer the dark abyss, and to pour his radiance upon surrounding worlds. Compared with him, all the other solar bodies are of inconsiderable dimensions; and without him, they would be wrapped in the gloom of interminable night.
[So wrote Hiram Mattison in his 1864 textbook Astronomy for high-school students1.]
And I love how Dr. S.M. Lockridge, an eloquent preacher for more than 50 years, describes these first days of creation.
Where did God come from? He came from nowhere!
The reason God came from nowhere is that there was nowhere for Him to come from.
Coming from nowhere, He stood on nothing.
The reason He had to stand on nothing is there was nowhere for Him to stand.
And standing on nothing, He reached out where there was nowhere to reach and caught something where there was nothing to catch and hung something on nothing and He told it to stay there.
Now standing on nothing, He took the hammer of His own will; He struck the anvil of His omnipotence and sparks flew.
He caught them on the tips of His fingers, flung them out into space and bedecked the heaven with stars, but no one said a word.
The reason no one said anything is that there was nobody there to say anything.
So God Himself said, ‘That is very good.’
That’s about as worthy of the occasion as our English language is going to get! [I know you would love hearing more from Dr. Lockridge, who is now enjoying Heaven with his Creator; part of one of his most famous sermons, “That’s My King,” is widely viewed on YouTube.]
And from among David’s many songs of praise:
Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness;
let the whole world know what he has done.
Who can list the glorious miracles of the LORD?
Who can ever praise him half enough?
Not me, that’s for sure.
But I can get started.
Thanks, God.
Scriptures referenced: Psalm 105:1; 106:2
1 D. Young, Institute for Creation Research
