The Master Communicator

Published: Dec. 16, 2022, midnight

b'One of my favorite Bible passages is Psalm 19. David, the psalmist,\\nillustrates how God is a master communicator. This psalm has three parts:\\n.\\n1) God speaks through creation;\\n.\\n2) God speaks through His Word; and \\n.\\n3) David\\u2019s response to both.\\n.\\nFirst, we see that God speaks through His work of creation. God\\u2019s creation\\npreaches at all times, in all places, and in every language (verses 1-6)!\\n.\\nSecond, God\\u2019s Word speaks to us even more clearly than creation. God\\u2019s Word\\nrestores life, gives wisdom, gives joy to the heart, enlightens the eyes,\\nendures forever, brings pleasures and warnings, and gives great rewards\\n(verses 7-11)!\\n.\\nFinally, the psalm closes with David\\u2019s humble response: concern about the\\npower of sin in his life and a desire to please God in all he does (verses\\n12-14).\\n.\\nLike David, people throughout history have been able to look up at the\\nstars and stand in awe of God\\u2014including Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth\\npresident of the United States. Reportedly, Lincoln said the following\\nwhile on a stargazing walk: \\u201cI can see how it might be possible for a man\\nto look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he\\ncould look up into the heavens and say there is no God.\\u201d \\u2022 Daniel Dore\\n.\\n\\u2022 When we spend time in God\\u2019s creation, how does God speak to us about His\\npower and divine creativity? \\n.\\n\\u2022 While God communicates wonderful things through His creation, why is it\\nstill important for us to spend time in His Word, the Bible? \\n.\\n\\u2022 How is David\\u2019s response to creation in Psalm 19 a model for us today?\\n.\\nThe heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his\\nhands. Psalm 19:1 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.19'