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I t is G od ’s pro mise to yo u that as yo u c o nti nue to l ov e e a c h o t h e r a n d s e e k H i s
W h i c h a s p e c t o f c r e at i o n s t o o d o u t t o yo u i n t h e s e v e r s e s ? W h at d o e s i t s h o w a b o u t G o d ?
w i sd om in yo ur relatio ns hi p , H e w i l l re ve al H i m s e l f t o y o u i n b e a u t i f u l w a y s . Be s ure t o ha ve yo ur Bible hand y. I f yo u d o n’t have ac c e s s t o o n e , c h e c k o u t t h e Bib le G atewa y app, whi c h i s avai l ab l e f o r A p p l e and An d r o i d d e v i c e s .
W h at d o e s t h e m a g n i f i c e n c e a n d i n t r i c a c y o f c r e at i o n s ay a b o u t i t s c r e at o r ?
H ave you ever been in the m i d d l e o f no w he re , s urro u n d e d b y n o t h i n g b u t n at ure , a nd tho ught, “Go d w as he re ”? Thi s m ay s o un d s i l l y , b u t i t ’ s t h e s a m e
H o w c a n yo u a l l o w c r e at i o n t o s h o w yo u mo r e o f w h o G o d i s ?
i d e a as c a rving yo ur ini ti al s i n a tre e , p utti ng a l o c k o n t h e l o v e b r i d g e o r l eavin g yo ur gum o n the g um w al l ( i f yo u’ve e ve r b e e n t o S e a t t l e ) . T h e r e a r e p l ac es all o ver the wo rl d that are p i l e d hi gh w i th tra c e s o f p e o p l e a n d t h e i r s tories of “being here.” S o w hat ab o ut w he n yo u f i nd y o u r s e l f s o m e p l a c e w h e r e
As y o u s t a r g a ze t o night wit h your Da t e Night I n B ox, not ice how quiet t he night
a ll y ou can see is flo we rs g ro w i ng , m o untai ns i n the d i s t a n c e a n d n a t u r e ? N o
c a n b e . F o c u s o n o ne single st a r, recognize it s ma gnif icence a nd ima gine it s
o ne is aro und; no bo dy has m ad e the i r m ark o r l e f t t h e i r i n i t i a l s , b u t G OD W AS
i n t r i c a c i e s . N o t i c e h ow somet hing so sma ll a nd so fa r a wa y is shout ing out a
H ERE. T a ke a minute to re c al l the l as t ti m e yo u w e re t o t a l l y u n p l u g g e d ;
d e c l a r a t i o n o f G o d ’ s glory a nd spea king t o your spirit . T he crea t or a nd sust a iner
w he n G od had the o ppo rtuni ty to f i l l al l o f yo ur s e n s e s , j u s t y o u a n d H i m ,
o f t h e u n i v e r s e s p ea ks int ent ly when you t a ke t he t ime t o list en t o Him, a nd
n ob od y else.
H e l i s t e n s i n t e n t l y when you spea k. E njoy a few minut es t oget her list ening a nd s p e a k i n g w i t h y o u r crea t or. I f you a re not sure where t o st a rt , pra y t hese words:
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Fat h e r , T h an k Yo u for a llow in g us to e n j oy t h e b e aut y of a ll t h at Your
H av e yo u e v e r e x p e r i e n c e d G o d i n n at u r e ? W h at wa s i t l i k e ?
h a n d h as cr e at e d. T h e h ig h est h e av e n s a n d t h e e a rt h a n d e v e ryt h in g in it
W h at a s p e c t s o f G o d a r e i l l u m i n at e d t h r o u g h H i s c r e at i o n ? W h at d o e s i t m e a n t o yo u t h at t h e r e i s n o p l a c e i n c r e at i o n yo u c a n g o w h e r e G o d h a s n o t b e e n ?
all be lo n g to Yo u. W e a re b lesse d to b e t h e rec ipie n ts of a ll t h e b e aut y t h at s ur ro un ds us a n d t est if ies of Your aw esom e g lory. W e t h a n k You to n i g h t fo r m e e t i ng us h e re a n d w e pray t h at You would re m in d us to g i v e a ll t h e g lo r y to You as w e con t in ue to a dv e n t ure tog e t h e r. Am e n
I saac Newto n was undis p ute d l y o ne o f the gre ate s t s c i e n t i f i c m i n d s o f a l l t i m e . H e d e d icated his life to s c i e nti f i c d i s c o ve ry and had t h i s t o s a y a b o u t G o d ’ s c reat ion. “I must co nfes s to a f e e l i ng o f p ro f o und hu m i l i t y i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f a u n ive rs e which transce nd s us at al m o s t e ve ry p o i n t . I f e e l l i k e a c h i l d w h o
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T h i s d i s c u s s i o n guide is mea nt t o be a conversa t ion st a rt er, a nd we e n c o u r a g e y o u t o go direct ly t o t he source f or f urt her direct ion on t his
w hile pla ying by the sea s ho re has f o und a f e w b ri gh t c o l o r e d s h e l l s a n d a f e w
t o p i c . T h e Bi b l e is filled wit h ma ny exa mples of G od’s crea t ion a nd how He
p ebb le s while the who l e vas t o c e an o f truth s tre tc hes o u t a l m o s t u n t o u c h e d a n d
r e v e a l s H i m s e l f t hrough it .
u nruffled befo r e my ea g e r f i ng e rs . ” R ead t h e fo llo wing ver s e s al o ud to o ne ano the r: “ The he av ens dec lare t h e glor y of God ; t h e s k i es p ro clai m t h e wo r k o f
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F o r m o r e e x a mples in Script ure, look a t G enesis 1-2, R oma ns 1:20, A mos 9: 6, Jo b 12: 7-10, Psa lm 95:4-5
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M a k e t i m e t o t a ke in G od’s crea t ion, even if it ’s simply a wa lk a round your neighborhood.
h i s han d s . Day after day t h ey pou r fort h s peec h ; n i g h t af t e r n i g h t t h e y r eve al k nowledge. They h ave no s peec h , t h ey u s e n o wo r ds ; n o s o u n d i s h ear d from them. Yet t h ei r voi c e goes ou t i nto a ll t h e e art h , t h e i r wo r ds to the ends o f the wor l d.” Psa l m 1 9: 1 - 4 ( NI V)
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G o d ’ s c r e a t i o n is for His glory a nd our enjoyment .
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E v e n i n o u r g r ea t est a dvent ures, He is wit h us.
W e c a n k n o w God more deeply by experiencing His crea t ion.