Shadows and streams
Verse of the day: The glory of the Lord is forever!Rejoice the Lord for his works: just by looking at the earth, he makes her tremble; touch the mountains and smoke. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God for the rest of my life. May my meditation be pleasant to you; I will rejoice in the Lord (Psalm 104:31-34).
God rejoices in the works of creation because they point us beyond themselves, toward God Himself.
God wants us to be astonished and astonished by his work of creation. But not because of creation itself. God wants us to look at his creation and say: If the mere work of your fingers (just your fingers!Psalm 8(3) is as full of wisdom, power, greatness, majesty, and beauty as God himself should not be.
These things are just the background of your glory, so to speak, seen in the dark through a mirror. It will not be to see the Creator himself! A billion galaxies will not satisfy the human soul. God and only God is the purpose of the soul.
Jonathan Edwards put it this way
Taking advantage of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. Is going to heaven to fully enjoy God infinitely better than the nicest accommodations here?[These] are only shadows, but God is the substance. They’re just rays of light, but God is the sun. It’s just streams, but God is the ocean.
That is why Psalm 104 (verses 31-34) comes to such a conclusion, emphasizing God himself: in the end, it will not be the seas, nor the mountains, nor the mountains, nor the water spiders, nor the clouds, nor the great galaxies that will fill our hearts to such an extent that they will burst with wonder and fill our mouths with eternal praise. Whoever does this will be God.
Original: August 26th? Shadows and streams, © 2017 Faithful Ministério. All rights reserved. Website: MinisterioFiel. com. br: Camila Rebeca Almeida Critic: Vinicius Musselman Narration: Elalio Garofalo Neto.
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