On the Book of Creation...

The last couple of days were so great, I decided to spend time outside. Spring has set in and things are starting to bloom all around. All this brings to mind the words of David:
The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
     And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
Day to day pours forth speech,
     And bnight to night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech, nor are there words;
     Their voice is not heard.
Their line has gone out through all the earth,
     And their utterances to the end of the world.
     In them He has bplaced a tent for the sun,
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber;
     It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.
Its arising is from one end of the heavens,
     And its circuit to the other end of them;
     And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
 It is the creation that sings out a song of praise to God. This song speaks wonders of the Creator who had made all things good. In fact, as we study the creation, we come face to face with the reality of a divine Creator. Take, for example, the cell. As technology improves and we are enabled to observe these structures up close, we find that a cell has many different components, which are specifically designed in accordance to the genetic code stored in the cell's DNA. The very complexity of the cell speaks to the greatness of an intelligent designer.

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