Musick-al note # 88
The Creator: Maker of all things – from nothing? NO! From the storehouse of eternity! Hebrews 11:3 by faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear.” David declared that by the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth. (Psalms 33:6-9)
His works are so wondrous that man can only marvel at the majesty of creation. Do you know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge, you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind? Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molted mirror? (Job 37:16-18). Can you look into the starry sky at night and fail to see the handiwork of an awesome God (Psalms 19:1-4)? Can you measure the water of the oceans in the palm of your hand or enclose the dust of the earth or weigh the mountains or even the hills with a balance (Isaiah 40:12)?
How can one describe God? Isaiah said by inspiration said that God sits above the circle of the earth so that the inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain to dwell in (Isaiah 40:22). All the host of heaven were created by God and he names them and sets them all out each night. Job stated that all knowledge and wisdom comes from God who sees everything under the heavens. He gave the wind its weight, measured the water and even decreed how it would rain and the rules for lightning and thunder which he established (Job 28:29-27). The Psalmist, David declared that God has been the dwelling place for all men because He was the everlasting God before the world was created and be everlasting after the world comes to an end (Psalms 90:1-2). How can anyone say his life is hidden from God who is everlasting, the creator of all things and whose understanding is unsearchable and does not grow weary? (Isaiah 40:26-28, Jeremiah 27:5). Isaiah continues: God inhabits eternity, dwelling in a high and holy place but also with the contrite and humble (Isaiah 57:15). He knows the hearts of all men! (Acts 1:24).
The books of Psalms and Proverbs speak of the eternal nature of God. Many prophecies concerning the Son of God also speak of Christ’s eternal nature and being with God in the creation of the world (John 1:1-3, 14, Hebrews 1:1-3, 1 John 1:1-2). Jesus is declared to be the judge of all men (Matthew 25:31-32, Acts 17:31, Romans 14:10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:10). Knowing this then, we ought to be eager to make our calling and election sure, for if you do, you will never fail and a rich welcome awaits in the eternal kingdom (2 Peter 1:10-11).
Gordon Musick
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