Psalm 104

Bible Passage:  Psalm 104

O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions— (Psalms 104:24 NKJV)

This psalm is a poetic illustration of the creation as recorded in Genesis 1. I really enjoy the way the psalmist describes the creation process.

For example,
Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

And when describing the separation of the waters and lands,
At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them. (Psalms 104:2, 7, 8 NKJV)

As we were reading this psalm together, one brother commented that it is somewhat ironic to be reading about God’s creation when the world is ending.

While I appreciate his humor (sarcasm), it led me to think further…. Aren’t we called to remember His creation every sabbath?

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:11 NKJV)

While some may think that the world today is not so much the world that God has originally created, I still think that we can learn to appreciate nature. There is a beauty in nature and there is value in appreciating the small things in life.

Yes, it is true that the world is ending and will end one day, but I know that what is to come will be even more beautiful than what we have now.

Yes, this physical world would pass, but what we ought to remember is not the creation per se, but the One behind it all. We remember that He alone is sovereign and almighty.

What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good. You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth. (Psalms 104:28-30 NKJV)

Therefore, when we look at His creation today and everyday, let them point us towards the Creator, who is definitely worthy of our praise, and remember that we can definitely expect a heavenly kingdom that is greater and even more perfect than what we see now.

But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.  (Heb 9:11)