Without Excuse

Rom. 1:20 

From the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse.

IMAGINE YOU’RE A REPORTER for your school newspaper and your school has agreed to host a neutral-site football game. That is, two teams that you know nothing about are going to be playing on your school’s field. You are given the assignment of covering the game for the paper.

As you arrive to the game and make your way through the stands to the press box, you see multiple things that give clues as to people’s roles and responsibilities: You notice a woman who is wearing a big button containing the photo of number 87 and quickly discern that she is a proud parent. You see a man standing on the field wearing a black and white striped shirt, and know immediately he is there to referee the game. A man wearing a headset is obviously the coach. A group in uniform carrying instruments plays in the band. The list goes on and on.

Even though you know nothing about either school, within seconds you can discern parents, coaches, players, band members, cheerleaders, referees and more by looking out and seeing their distinguishing characteristics. You can know important qualities about these people simply by noticing key traits they posses.

In a similar manner, we can know much about God by looking at His creation. None of those individuals tries to hide his role in the football game, and God does not try to hide His role in the creation of the world. Beaches, mountains, forests, deserts, stars, sunrises, sunsets, rainstorms, and everything else we encounter in this world point us to the reality of who God is. Paul says that when we stop and really think about all the amazing things we see in this world, we cannot help but be confronted with the reality of a powerful and creative God!

PAUSE AND REFLECT

▷ What are some things we can learn about God by simply looking at the world around us?

▷ What are some things that we can’t learn about God simply by looking at the world around us?

▷ Why can’t we learn everything about God simply by looking at His creation?