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  • Creation is a Signpost: Why You Can’t Say You Didn’t Know

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    Our all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-faithful, loving God has made it impossible for people not to know about Him. His creation is a living signpost that says God is here and He cares.

    Step outside almost any morning and creation is already preaching. A bird calls. Leaves move. The seasons turn on schedule, not because they must, but because the One who set them in motion has not stopped paying attention. Creation points us to God.

    Luke 12:24 makes the logic plain. If God feeds the ravens, birds that neither plant nor harvest, what does that say about how He thinks of us? We were made for eternal fellowship with Him. The ravens were not.

    The problem is that most of us are not looking. We move through days full of evidence and miss the sermon entirely. Creation does not require our understanding. It only asks for our attention. And when we give it, the message is the same every time: God is near, and nothing in His creation falls outside His care.

    The word makes it clear that creation is a signpost telling us God is and that we should seek Him.

    The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
    And the expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
    Day to day pours forth speech,
    And night to night reveals knowledge.

    Psalm 19:1-2

    “But now ask the beasts, and let them instruct you;
    And the birds of the sky, and let them tell you.
    Or muse to the earth, and let it instruct you;
    And let the fish of the sea recount it to you.
    Who among all these does not know
    That the hand of Yahweh has done this,
    In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
    And the breath of all the flesh of man?
     Job 12:7-10

    We can’t escape the signposts that God has given us. From the tiniest particle yet to be discovered to the ever-expanding expanse of space, God is proclaimed. The smaller we look and the further we search, the less likely we are to believe God is who He claims to be. All of creation is a signpost.

    To not see the LORD is to willfully choose ignorance and rebellion over truth and redemption. Romans 1:18-31 is very clear on that point.

    Some Judgment Day, no one will be able to say to the LORD, “But I didn’t know!” 

    What will you do with that knowledge?

    Hallelu Yah (Praise God) 

    Be blessed 

    Kevin 

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    SUMMARY

    Creation is a constant, unmissable signpost pointing to God’s existence and His care for us, from the rhythm of seasons to the provision He gives the ravens. Scripture makes clear that no one will be able to claim ignorance on Judgment Day, because the evidence has been there all along for those willing to look.

    KEY POINTS

    General revelation through creation (Psalm 19:1-2, Job 12:7-10) makes God’s existence and care evident to everyone, without exception. 

    Luke 12:24’s ravens illustrate that if God provides for creatures with no eternal purpose, His care for humanity (made for fellowship with Him) is even greater. 

    Romans 1:18-31 establishes that willful blindness to this evidence is not innocence but rebellion, leaving no excuse on Judgment Day.

    General Revelation. The reason no one can say they didn’t know the truth

  • Kingdom Diversity

    Kingdom Diversity

    A diverse group of people rpresenting kingdom diversity

    Our creative God loves diversity. The world is an amazingly diverse place.

    There are an estimated 8.5 million eukaryotic species on Earth. If you’re like me, you had to look up the word eukaryotic. It refers to organisms whose cells contain a true nucleus and other membrane-bound structures, i.e., not bacteria and some other strange exotic things.

    The estimated number of galaxies in the observable universe is between 200 billion and 2 trillion. That’s a wide range, but it’s a big number.

    There are just over 8.2 billion people alive today. Scientists estimate there have been over 200 billion of us over time. Every one of them has been unique. That’s diversity.

    God loves every one of those 200 billion people, which is amazing. Estimates show that about 1/3 of the world’s population identifies as Christians. I believe that number is highly inflated, but it depends on how you define the term

    Still, even if the number is inflated (I think it’s probably closer to 1/10th of the world’s population who are born again), it shows that we have a lot of work to do to share the gospel. It also shows that the Christian world must be very diverse.

    Different skin colors, different languages. A diversity of music and worship formats. Different Bible translations. Theologies that vary. The list goes on.

    I’ve been blessed to worship in churches of various denominations, and in varying styles from the very formal liturgical to wildly charismatic. I’ve worshiped in prisons and with the underground church, where being a Christian could mean imprisonment and even death. I’ve worshipped in places. I didn’t know the language. Where true believers gather, the Holy Spirit is there.

    The Lord calls people of every nation to become adopted into the family of God. He planned for diversity in his church and eternal kingdom.

    One of my favorite images in Scripture appears in John’s Revelation of Jesus the Christ.

    After these things I looked, and behold, a great [multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands; and they cry out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” And all the angels were standing around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen, the blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honor and the power and the strength, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”Revelation 7:1-12

    What a worship service that’s going to be. Every sort of person and culture, united by one Holy Spirit in worship of the one true God.

    I can hardly wait. What about you?

    Be blessed

    Kevin


    Summary

    God’s creation reflects incredible diversity—from millions of species and trillions of galaxies to billions of unique people—and His love extends to every one of them. The church is meant to reflect that diversity, bringing together people of every nation, language, and culture in worship of Jesus Christ.

    Key Points

    God intentionally created a diverse world and calls people from every background into His family.

    Christians worship in many different cultures, traditions, and expressions, yet are united by the same Holy Spirit.

    Revelation 7 paints a powerful picture of believers from every nation worshiping together before God’s throne for eternity.

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