What a blessing it is for Christians to be able to travel together, as we do with Selah Christian Tours.
In creation, we see God’s lordship on display in his control over all things, his authority over all the universe, and his presence in every part of creation.
The bible tells us: “For You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.” Revelation 4:11.
We read in Genesis 1 that “God created the heavens and the earth.” Furthermore in Colossians 1:16, it gives the added detail that God created “all things” through Jesus Christ. The plain teaching of Scripture, therefore, is that Jesus is the Creator of the universe.
The wonder of creation should encourage us to worship the triune God who, in His benevolence, has given us all good things to enjoy
(1 Timothy 6:17).
We must be careful, however, to not allow this wonder and awe to degenerate into creature or creation worship. Scripture is full of reminders that God sits enthroned above His creation. Nature is not God. God is not subservient to the laws of nature; rather, He authored those laws.
As sinful humans we so often take things to the extreme and distort God’s truth for our own truth. We even hear people cry out, pray and ask the “Universe” for help & direction.
Romans 1 reminds us that:
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. v20
We exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creation rather than the One having created v25
So let’s reset, with the help of the Spirit, and fix our eyes on God the Father, his son Jesus Christ who created all things.
We are blessed to be able to travel, see the world, God’s creation, meet people created in His image, enjoy delightful food, stunning sunsets, beautiful mountains. Please let us remaind fixed in worshipping the Creator God and not turn our idolatrous hearts to worshipping the created things.
Selah.
