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“Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.” Psalm
66.5 God of Wonders
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“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they
are without excuse.” Romans 1:20 In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth, the sea, and all that is in them.
And since the dawn of creation, God´s attributes are seen
and know by all. As a building requires a builder,
creation demands a Creator. And as an outstanding design points to a gifted
designer, our amazing universe reveals the glory of
an awesome Creator. God´s wonders surround us.
And these marvels reveal much about our Creator. Through creation we glimpse His power and
wisdom, His majesty and care.
Creation is speaking to those who will listen. I´m Dr. John Whitcomb.
Join us as we explore the message of creation, conscience, and the glory of God!
God of Power Throughout creation God´s power is displayed.
From the new growth of plants in the spring, to new life forming in the womb;
Wherever we turn the Creator´s energizing power
Is unmistakable. He guides the stars in their courses above,
He formed the majestic mountains, He maintains the beneficial seasons,
And in His hand is the life of every living thing.
The fact that we have a universe tell us that we need a Creator.
Because, you see, the universe has a beginning and therefore requires a cause.
The energy in the universe has a beginning and therefore requires a cause.
And people say “Well, okay, fine. God made the universe, but then who made God
?” But you see, God is eternal.
God doesn´t have a beginning and therefore doesn´t require a cause.
And that may be a little hard to grasp, but there´s nothing irrational about an eternal
being. There is something irrational about something
popping into existence from nothing, ‘cause that
violates causality. “Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You
are God.” Psalm 90.2 You know, a famous evolutionist was once asked,
where did the Big Bang come from? And he said simply, “If somebody ever asked
you “where mass energy came from,
just ask them where God came from.” And I think he really said something much
more meaningful than he thought.
Something had to be eternal. Either mass energy is eternal or God is eternal.
Well, science has taught us a lot about mass energy.
One of the things is it wears out. Mass energy eternal doesn´t make any sense
at all. God is eternal, does make sense.
As we read in that first chapter of Hebrews: The heavens
The whole universe is growing old and wearing out
like a garment to be cast off but Thou, O Lord, endureth forever.
The Bible explains there´s one God who is the Creator
and the source of all life and energy. The forces of nature are energized and guided
by His hand. Who hasn’t´felt the rumble of an approaching
storm and considered God´s might?
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“His lightnings light the world; the earth sees and trembles.” Psalm 97.4
Thunder clapping Thunderstorms are an amazing display of the
Creator´s might. An average thunderstorm pours down
several hundred million gallons of water Equivalent to the amount of water that flows
over Niagara Falls every 6 minutes. The same storm releases 10 million kilowatt
– hours of energy – equivalent to a 20 kiliton nuclear
warhead. And large, severe thunderstorms can be 10,
of even 100 more energetic. At any given moment, hundreds of storms are
occurring somewhere aroung the world.
This amounts to about 16 million thunderstorms each year!
Thunder clapping The accompanying lightning illuminates an
entire skyline. A bolt may reach over 5 miles in length,
contain over 100 million electrical volts, and soar the temperatures approaching
50.000 degrees Fahrenheit in a split second hotter than the surface of the sun.
On average, lightning strikes the earth 100 times
every second. Several million bolts reach earth each day.
The tremendous power, the incredible speed, and the glaring flash are clear manifestations
of our Creator´s majestic power. Thunderstorms are an incredible phenomenon
in the atmosphere. They´re awesome. They´re powerful.
They´re frightening. They have all kinds of energy releases.
That´s basically what´s happening is a thunderstorm is releasing large quantities of energy in
our atmosphere By vertical motions.
Thunderstorms contribute a major amount to the water cycle.
The hydrologic cycle—water is evaporated from the oceans.
the vapor is drifted over the continents and then it falls
as rain and then flows back into the sea. Thunderstorms are a major part of that cycle,
where it converts that water vapor back into liquid water or rain and falls to the
earth. Lightning and thunderstorms in Scripture are
often used as a symbol of God´s wrath against rebellious
people. But everybody has been struck by the awesome
beauty of lightning and storm and the smell of the fresh air.
The lightning itself puts together two gases in the air—
nitrogen and hydrogen—to make fertilizer. When the lightning stroke goes through the
air, it releases the nitrogen in the vapor form
and absorbs it into the water and it falls down and fertilizes
the ground. By thunderstorms.
Four thousand years ago job pondered the Almighty´s display
with these words: “He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
yet the clouds are not broken under it. He stirs up the sea with His power,
and by His understanding He breaks up the storm.
Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, and how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?” so thunderstorms and natural events
that are highly energetic. I think they are a lesson about if God can
do this, what must He be like ?
While we may not fully grasp this cumulative power,
these grand display should cause all to stand in awe of our great God.
“Lift up yours eyes on high, and see who has created these things,…by the greatness
of His might and the strength of His power; not one is missing.” Isaiah 40.26
Our sun is immense and its energy output enormous. The core of the sun is a scorching
27 million degrees Fahrenheit! Though the sun is 93 million miles from earth,
sunlight is our main source of energy. Energy leaves the sun at the ferocious rate
of 5 million tons of matter per second.
This goes on day and night, year after year. There are many examples of God´s power in
nature. The whole universe came about by His word.
Psalm 33.9 says that God spoke it was finished. He commanded and it stood fast.
As one good example, consider our nearest star, the sun
the sun gives off more energy in one second than mankind
has produced since Adam and Eve. The sun actually provides its energy by nuclear
fusion, converting hydrogen into helium on a grand
scale. And this is true of all the stars.
In our own Milky Way Galaxy, we estimate 100 billions stars.
And beyond that, in deep space, we see 100 billion more galaxies.
One cannot begin to grasp the kind of energy and power
that we´re talking about, all created by God´s Word.
The sun heats the earth and it drives all of the weather systems on the earth
tornados, hurricanes, thunderstorms, just plain rain clouds, winds, all of that
is driven by the energy coming from the sun.
And the energy that we have on earth is only one billionth
of the amount of energy that´s coming from the sun!
To gain perspective, with the gain, of computer animation,
Lets now travel with the earth to then sum. At one hundred times the speed of light.
From this view we begin to appreciate the manigtude
of our home star. Over one million earths would fit inside the
sun. yet our sun is an average size star
many stars in our own galaxy dwarf it. Arcturus is the forth-brightest star in the
night sky. Though 200 trillion miles away, this orange
giant is visible to the naked eye.
by moving our sun next to Arcturus we can grasp
its immensity. Arcturus is 100 times brighter with a radius
20 times greater than the sun´s.
yet even Arcturus appears small when compared with the super-giant Betelgeuse.
Betelgeuse has a radius 600 times that of our sun.
A reddish star, it shines a remarkable 60.000 times
brighter than the sun. However even Betelgeuse is not the largest
star in our galaxy. Several red super giants in the Milky Way
are even larger some with a radius 1500 times that of our
sun. One of the things in creation that I think
really exhibits God´s power, is the power released in stars.
The sun releases more energy in one second than a billion
major cities on the earth—if there were a billion—
would produce in a year And that´s just released in one second –
you can imagine that! And of course there are stars that are even
more powerful than the sun.
And just imagine all that power. All those stars, billions of stars that are
in our galaxy, Billion of stars in other galaxies,
and yet the Bible describes the creation of all that energy, all that power,
With a single phrase: “He made the stars also.”
When we consider that these ratios present only a sliver
of our Creator´s power, certainly we can agree
with the psalmist when he exhorts: “Let all the earth fear the Lord.”
Of course the stars reveal more than raw power. Without the light of the sun, all life on
earth would soon perish.
The sun´s life-giving energy provides a constant reminder
of our Creator´s steadfast love – the God who shines His gift of light on all.
“He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. Great is our Lord, and mighty
in power; His understanding is infinite.” Psalm 147:5-5
The visible universe contains more than 100 billion galaxies.
Each of these galaxies has a diameter millions of trillions
of miles wide; and each contains hundreds of billions of stars
though incomprehensible, it is now estimated that the universe holds over a billion trillion
stars. Long before the introduction of the telescope,
scripture declared that man would be unable to determine
the exact number because there are so many. Of course the Creator knows the exact number,
and Psalm 147 declares that He even calls each star by name!
The power to create each of these stars, the wisdom to maintain their stellar courses,