What does nature reveal about God? - Nature - TouchPoints

We can see God in creation; that is, God’s creation reveals aspects of his nature. This is called “natural,” “general,” or “indirect” revelation. The other form of revelation is “special” or “indirect”—the Bible.

Job 40:15-19“Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox. See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly. Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron. It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it.”

Psalm 139:13-14You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

The intricacy of the construction and workings of plants and animals, especially the “wonderfully complex” human body, point to a good, powerful, and creative Creator. All this could not have happened by chance.

Psalm 19:1-6The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. God has made a home in the heavens for the sun. It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding. It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race. The sun rises at one end of the heavens and follows its course to the other end. Nothing can hide from its heat.

The sun, moon, planets, and stars reveal (“make known”) God’s amazing glory and creativity.

Romans 1:18-20God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

Everyone, not just believers, can learn something about God through nature—most importantly, his “eternal power and divine nature.” This knowledge should cause us all to humbly submit to our Creator. No one has any valid excuse “for not knowing God.” Instead of submitting, however, they reject God’s control and create gods that they can control; thus, they are judged (see Romans 1:21–32).