Evidence in Creation

Drew Clarkson
Topic of choice
November 5, 2016

"For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse." Romans 1:20. Francis Chan once suggested that many Christians should take a step back and stop praying in the form they understand it, instead of speaking they should sit in his presence and try to gain a better understanding of who they are praying to, with a more appropriate reverence, before they start praying with words again. This really hits home for me. Countless times in the Bible we see men falling on their face in utter fear when they encountered the Lord, some of whom we would consider to be champions of faith. But when we approach God, we too often immediately approach Him, as if He works for us, with all of our problems, before we offer Him the reverence His character demands. All we have to do is look a the world around us, the mountains the oceans, our bodies, everything works in perfect harmony, such that it is enough to 'clearly perceive' God's divine nature. Though we will more than likely never encounter God in this world in the fashion that brought so many Biblical characters to their face in fear, we must discipline ourselves in prayer on apportioning God the reverence He demands.