God is the perfect designer of nature; he has built creation by his supreme power and wisdom. Everything works in synchronicity by his commands. Recently, multiple states were overwhelmed by the powerful water of Helene and the intense winds of Milton; yet, friends we should be in awe and filled with respect for the One who actually sets the boundaries for nature. Science has limitations to explain some things regarding creation; the Creator God who is Wisdom itself does not.
Our passage today from the Psalter is to remind us to praise and worship the Lord for all he has created and given to us as his children. We praise our Creator who loves and gets involved in his creation. As science cannot encompass and adequately explain the supernatural Creator, we do not always understand the boundaries God sets for certain acts of nature. Humanity was to love and care for nature. We have to answer for our sin against God’s instruction and command. However, no matter how our lives may be affected by the adverse cause of natural disasters, we will sing and praise the Lord.
Psalm 104
1
Let all that I am praise the Lord.
O Lord my God, how great you are!
You are robed with honor and majesty.
2
You are dressed in a robe of light.
You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;
3
you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.
You make the clouds your chariot;
you ride upon the wings of the wind.
4
The winds are your messengers;
flames of fire are your servants.
5
You placed the world on its foundation
so it would never be moved.
6
You clothed the earth with floods of water,
water that covered even the mountains.
7
At your command, the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.
8
Mountains rose and valleys sank
to the levels you decreed.
9
Then you set a firm boundary for the seas,
so they would never again cover the earth.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for this beautiful and wonderful world you have created for us to tend and enjoy. We cannot control nature; it is yours to command. Natural disasters are more than cause and effect. Our problem is sin and it goes way beyond not taking good care of your creation; the world has displaced you as Creator, the rightful Ruler, Authority, and Lord. We ask for mercy and forgiveness. Help us to remember the salvation you offer the repentant, as well as the personal responsibility that is ours to love and serve you and your purposes for our lives. We praise you with every aspect of our beings. In Jesus’ name. Amen.