Daily EncouragementSample

This is the first word about creation, as it is the last. For the believer it is a word of great encouragement. It is an encouragement to contemplate the whole creation - everything in earth, sky and sea with eyes of wonder and with an untrammelled mind. Anchored to this foundation truth, reverent investigation, of and speculation about the methods of the Creator will have ample room in which to operate freely.

The word is an encouragement to trust in God, particularly in difficult circumstances. James Denney said, “Just because creation is an index to God’s resources it teaches us not to despair because we have come to the end of our own.” So Jeremiah cries out in a crisis hour, “Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you,” (Jer. 32:17). So Peter bids suffering Christians to commit themselves to “their faithful Creator,” (1 Pet. 4:19).

It is an encouragement to worship, to join our voices with the heavenly host:

“You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honour and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
(Rev. 4:11)