The Signs Are Everywhere

Ps. 19:1-6 

"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of

His hands. Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge. There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard. Their message has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber; it rejoices like an athlete running a course. It rises from one end of the heavens and circles to their other end; nothing is hidden from its heat."

“I HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT.” 

Have you ever said those words? Did you really mean them? For example, have you ever seen a Dish Network satellite orbiting our earth? Do you have to see it to believe that it’s there? Or can you trust that it’s out there because you’ve watched TV at someone’s house that has a dish and a receiver?

No sane person would question the existence of Dish Network satellites orbiting our earth, even though they can’t see the physical satellite. Instead, they see the results of the satellite, which are the television programs they watch. No one believes in the existence of satellites because they actually see the satellites. They believe in satellites because the video image points back to the existence of the satellite.

Think about that idea for a minute. We believe in satellites not because we can see them directly, but because there is overwhelming evidence pointing to their existence. We can use this same line of reasoning when we think about God. Though we don’t see Him face-to-face, we see a multitude of things in creation that point us to the fact that He exists. In this short passage above, we see two of these many pointers. The amazing contents of the skies, including the sun, the stars, the moon, the clouds, the atmosphere, and everything else up there point to the glory of God. Further, the separating of days and nights and the components of each of these further point to God. In essence, all of creation points us toward the reality of our God and Creator.

PAUSE AND REFLECT

▷ What are some other things that we can’t see directly, but have results to point back to their existence? (i.e. gravity, wireless Internet, cell phone coverage, etc.)

▷ What evidences of God’s existence do you see?

▷ Why do so many people have to “see” something in order

to believe it?