The Testimony of the Heavens - Part 2

..... In our previous posting we described how the heavens present an impression or a mood which can match with the musings of our hearts as we meditate thoughtfully. But in reality, the heavens are reflecting something of God’s own heart, and they are matching ours because He is thinking of us. This creates a conducive atmosphere in which He, too, may commune with our hearts:

.... "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world."

(Psalm 19:1-4)

.... Since the heavens themselves declare the glory of God, let’s apply this to something similar that occurred with the prophets. For it was said, when the Spirit of Christ spoke through them, that He testified of "the glories that would follow" and they, too, had searched and made diligent inquiry.

.... The testimony that comes from the heavens is so fine that it is understood by everyone, regardless of what earthly language they speak (Psalm 19:3). According to Paul it is such a solid testimony that anyone who has not heard it and understood will be without excuse (Romans 1:18-20).

.... But the sky is not alone in creation's witness of God. We may see something similar in the face of the sea, as "Deep calls unto deep" in reflecting upon God's heart toward us (Psalm 42:7). For the sea may churn unrestfully, troubled and disturbed, so that one may perceive a mood in the face of the waters; or perhaps a demonstration of God’s glory will appear to us in a storm:

.... "Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters, they see the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep."

(Psalm 107:23-24)

.... Other aspects of creation have this quality as well. A testimony of God's bounty may unfold from the face of the land, in a fruitful time of harvest:

.... "He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

(Acts 14:17)

.... These are examples of how "the creation itself groans for the manifestation of the sons of God." (Romans 8:19) and this same, deep groaning is what we’ve picking up on, in the moods or impressions we’ve just described. It’s something we perceive in our spirit, that is able to convey knowledge to us. The Bible says that ‘day unto day utters speech, night unto night reveals knowledge’. (Psalm 19:2)

.... And yet, are the heavens speaking to us in words of human wisdom? No, but they speak in a language of moods and impressions and groanings that cannot be uttered; and they are understood through an avenue of spiritual comparisons, as we match these impressions with the musing of our own heart. In fact we, too, may begin this process with wordless impressions; and through further musing and meditation, on our own end of the comparisons, we may finally find words to express the deeper concept we began with.

.... Again, this is only meant to demonstrate a similarity, because the Spirit of Christ spoke to the prophets from within them, and witness of the heavens is from an outside source. Still, this concept is not far from the experience of the prophets in hearing God, then seeking Him and later expressing His original testimony in human words.

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Daily Bible Reading: Acts 6