God created the world to reveal who He is. Speaking through everything he created, each made to declare his glory. Inviting us to look at the world around us and worship him.
But how does creation reveal God? Well, in this post, we’ll explore 14 ways creation reveals who God is.
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God is Creative-Revelation 4:11
God is the creator; he’s the most creative being in existence, actually. This is one of the first things we learn about him when we read “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
God designed the world to reveal his creative nature. Enabling mankind, plants, animals, and even the earth, to reflect him in their own ways.
Even “abiotic factors”, that’s a scientific way of describing things that aren’t alive (like rocks), morph and change. They create something new. Mountains get higher, boulders crumble into pebbles, and wind and water carve massive monoliths of rock.
God’s creatures produce more creatures; many make nests and homes for themselves.
Man, made in the likeness of God, creates endlessly. Music, art, literature, history, food: culture. And of Course more people.
However, God is unique in his ability to create anything he desires, out of nothing.
For the LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.”
Psalm 33:6
“For you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
Revelation 4:11
Verses for Reflection
- Genesis 1:1
- Psalm 33:6
- John 1:1-3
- Genesis 1:27
God is Powerful-Romans 1:20
God created the world with power; he is so powerful that he spoke and, in a moment, created all things. The stars of heaven, the birds of the air, the beasts of the ground, and all that swims in the seas. At his word, the earth sprouted with plants and living creatures. Last of all, He formed man from the dust and breathed His spirit into mankind.
No wonder the God of Glory thunders when he speaks. Let us give God the glory due his name, for he is powerful, and his deeds are mighty.
“For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been perceived ever since the creation of the world.”
Romans 1:20
Verses for Reflection
- Genesis 1
- Psalm 29:1-4
- Psalm 33:6
- Psalm 147:5-6
God is Wise-Proverbs 3:19
God created the world in wisdom. Stars without number, every plant, creature, and atom on earth. He set each one in place, and each exists according to how he made it.
Even today, with an abundance of scientific methodologies and technologies to understand our world, we come up short. Still searching for answers about so many of the things God created.
God knows and understands everything about all things; he is, without question, the wisest being to exist.
“Oh, the depths of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! Let us ponder the wisdom of God displayed in all that he made and give him praise.
“The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.”
Proverbs 3:19
Verses for Reflection
- Psalm 104:24
- Proverbs 8:22-31
God is Majestic-Psalm 8:1
The Lord is majestic. According to Merriam-Webster, majestic means “sovereign power, authority, and dignity. The earth overflows with echoes of God’s majesty, inviting us to stop, look, and acknowledge him.
There are too many examples to count, but of the most striking are mountains.They are, without a doubt, one of the most majestic sights on earth, towering far above our heads, where heaven and earth meet.
It is no wonder so many ancient cultures viewed mountains as places to encounter the divine.
Indeed, many of the Bible’s most significant moments took place on the mountaintop. God met humanity there often, but today, and throughout time, he calls out from mighty mountain peaks. Inviting each of us to come and worship the one who created even them.
“Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”
Psalm 8:1
If you want to learn more about our relationship with Lord and the mountains. Check out this inspiring article from Desiring God Author Clinton Manley here.
Verses for Reflection
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
- Psalm 145:5
God is Awesome-Deuteronomy 10:17
Awesome is a great, old word meaning “inspiring awe,” “terrific or extraordinary.”
Today, the word lacks its original power. God is truly awesome in the traditional meaning of the word.
If ever we were in awe of an incredible view, or a miraculous moment in life, how much more should we be in awe of the one who created it?
Do you take time to acknowledge the one who created them? To consider how much more awesome he is than all he made? May we stand in awe of him who created all things.
“For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome,”
Deuteronomy 10:17
Verses for Reflection
- Psalm 66:3 66:5
God is Glorious-Psalm 19:1
God’s glory is on display every day. The sun, ninety-three million miles away, provides light, heat, and life. By night, the stars shine from baffling distances, millions and millions of them, bigger than we can imagine.
So glorious they remind us, without a sound, without a word, how glorious our God is. The heavens above proclaim him as the creator worthy of all glory, forever and ever.
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”
Psalm 19:1
Verses for Reflection
- Psalm 19:1-4
- 1 Chronicles 16:24
- Isaiah 6:3
God is Beautiful-Psalm 27:4
Something beautiful “gives pleasure to the senses and mind;” it is something excellent. A fitting description of the Lord. He fashioned the world to be beautiful and good. Though corrupted by our sin, God still allows his beauty to shine through.
All beauty in our world reflects our creator because it comes from him.
David declared, “At your right hand are pleasures forevermore!” We can be sure that wherever the Lord is, we will find beauty.
“One thing I have asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and inquire in his temple.”
Psalm 27:4
Verses for Reflection
- Psalm 16:11
- Ecclesiastes 3:11
- Psalm 36:7-8
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God is Good-James 1:17
“Good and upright is the Lord!” The Lord, the great I Am, is good. Or to put it another way: God is goodness. There is no definition of good apart from him. He is the source of anything and everything good.
When we enjoy the good things that He created, let’s remind ourselves that the Lord abounds in goodness and truth. When something abounds, it means there’s a lot of it! Certainly, the Lord is abundantly good!
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
James 1:17
Verses for Reflection
- Psalm 25:8
- Exodus 34:6
- Matthew 7:11
God Is Almighty-Revelation 1:8
God is almighty. He created the world by his power, and he rules the world in sovereignty. Almighty means “having absolute power overall.” Yet another fitting description of the one who created and sustains all things.
Once, God issued a lengthy rebuke to Job, giving us an illustration of his absolute sovereignty over the earth and all it contains.
When we consider what kind of person it would take to rule this vast world, let us worship the almighty king who rules the world with power.
““I am the Alpha and Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.””
Revelation 1:8
Verses for Reflection
- Job 38-41
- Psalm 24:1
- Psalm 50
God Is Merciful-Psalm 145:9
The Lord pours out his mercy every day; every page of scripture testifies to it. If we look around, we will see God’s mercy in creation, too. God sustains each creature; they exist by his will. He creates each one, renews the ground on which they walk, and opens his hand to give them food.
Without him mercifully sustaining us, no creature could live.
As God’s greatest creation, God pours out his abundant mercy on mankind because of his son, Jesus.
May we praise God for the mercy he gives each day and remember most of all, the mercy Jesus bestowed on the cross.
“The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.”
Psalm 145:9
Verses for Reflection
- Psalm 104
God is Gracious-Titus 2:11
Even more, God gives us his grace. The creator became the created when he became the man Jesus. Every day God gives us grace, his undeserved favor. Providing us with a world full of his wonders, his love, and mercy.
When we consider the one who made this marvelous world. We must stand in awe of him who would come down and humble himself to save sinners such as you and me.
As we reflect on God’s grace revealed in creation, discover how God first revealed his grace through Jesus Christ at Christmas time in my article “On Whom His Favor Rests – God’s Gift of Favor.”
“For the grace of God appeared, bringing salvation to all people.”
Titus 2:11
Verses for Reflection
- Philippians 2:6
- Hebrews 1:3
God Is The Great I AM-Exodus 3:14
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Exodus 3:14
The more you meditate on the name “I AM”, the more you come to understand just how incredible this name is.
God is the only one who can truly say, I AM.
I AM creative. I AM power. I AM wisdom. I AM majesty. I AM awesome. I AM glorious. I AM beauty. I AM good. I AM almighty. I AM mercy. I AM grace. I AM who I AM.
Veres for Reflection
- Exodus 3:13-14
- John 8:58
Let Us Celebrate Who God Is
God is gracious enough to reveal himself to all people, through his creation, but most importantly, through his Son, and the inspired word, the Bible.
When I think of all these things, I’m reminded of the lovely Christmas carol “I Wonder as I Wander.” By John Jacob Niles. (Which I listened to on repeat as I wrote this post), covered by the talented artist Simon Khorolskiy. Enjoy it here.
“I wonder as I wander out under the sky how Jesus my savior did come for to die, for poor ordinary people like you and like I.”
As we sojourn on this earth, let us continue to marvel at Jesus.
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