Psalm 19:1-6 "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth."
At night, when all the stars are out and the skies are clear - if we live in the city, we can see a portion of God's handiwork. Go into the places far removed from a city's lights and we can see there was much, much more beauty that could be seen. Many more stars, 'shooting' stars, the vast expanse of lights in the darkness. Have a telescope and we can see planets and galaxies and color and even more beauty. Check out the Hubble Space Telescope page...
During the day, we see the brightness of the sun and its warmth. We actually absorb Vitamin D from the sun. A 'feel good' vitamin. The sun warms the earth and helps plants and animals function the way they were meant to (sound like another Son).
Rainclouds, thunder, lightning.... these are all mentioned in the Bible. 'Dark clouds under His feet'; His voice like the sound of thunder; Lightning surrounding the throne. Awesome in His power, isn't He? Read Psalm 97 or Psalm 18.
Walking in the rain is somehow cleansing to me. It feels good on a warm day, of course, and if it's a light rain. Certainly running in a light rain on a warm day is very much appreciated... thanks God. Rain also is very beneficial for growth of everything (not sure why weeds, but I suppose there's some reason).
Without rain, we wouldn't see rainbows. We wouldn't be reminded of God's promises to us - not just the promise that He'd never bring total destruction of the earth by flood again. We are reminded of His promises, period.
The Glory of God is definitely in the heavens, we just need to look up.
The Heavens Declare - Scott Brenner
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