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Prepare Your Heart

To the best of your ability, get rid of all distractions. Take a few minutes to breathe deeply and quiet yourself in the Lord’s presence. Then, ask the Lord to speak to you in this time. Let Him know that you will listen and make whatever adjustments He will reveal to you.

Read God’s Word

Psalm 18-19
Romans 2:25-3:20

A Verse for Today

Slowly and reflectively read the following verse(s) and listen to what God will say to you through His written Word. Consider writing down any insights He reveals to you.

Psalm 19:1-2 (CSB): “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands. Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge.”

Reflecting on God’s Word

The Bible mentions God’s glory, and we hear it periodically referenced in sermons and Bible lessons. But what is it?

Simply put, the glory of God is the experience of the substance and worth of God. It is the manifestation of God’s essence that gives us more than sufficient reason to bow down in heartfelt, joyful, and reverent worship.

When we look at Psalm 19:1-2, we realize that the psalmist identified something that demonstrated God’s glory. He pointed to the sky and the space beyond it and said it told us how wonderful our God is.

Psalm 19:1-2 (CSB): “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands. Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge.”

Ever since I was a kid growing up in Galena Park, Texas, a suburb on the east side of Houston, I have been fascinated by outer space and our nation’s space program that seeks to understand it. While in school, we took a couple of field trips to the Johnson Space Center. I always enjoyed watching our television with delight when a Space Shuttle launched into space.

Quite a few years ago, I purchased a telescope. I can’t count how many hours I spent looking through the lens into the night sky above me. I was captivated when I located Saturn and the Andromeda Galaxy, which was 2.5 million light-years away.

As a Jesus-follower, what I viewed of the vast night sky caused me to praise my God. I was able to get a small glimpse of how massive our Universe is and couldn’t help but be reminded that my God created it all in six days. I couldn’t help but praise Him in those moments.

Friend, the psalmist is telling us in Psalm 19:1-2 that the skies above are “pour(ing) out speech” and “communicat(ing) knowledge.” He is telling us that the sky above us is telling us how wonderful our God is if we will only stop to listen.

And that’s the problem. We are so busy. We are constantly filling every moment with stuff. Our lives are busy and noisy, so much so that we cannot hear what God’s creation is proclaiming.

I want to encourage you to set aside some time for silence and solitude. Plan to spend an hour or so outside under a night’s sky when you can block out the busyness and noise and simply be caught up in the beauty and vastness of God’s creation. Let that time freely move you to praise your God, the one who created it all. Almost certainly, if you do this one time, you will enjoy it so much that you will look for more time to do it again.

Spend Time in Prayer

  • Ask God to help you find time to slow down and find a quiet place to reflect on how wonderful a God He is. Consider sitting out under a clear night sky, looking up, and praising the God who created it all.

Going Deeper

If you want to dig a little deeper into how God is glorified and the necessity of getting alone to experience Him, consider reading the following GotQuestions article:

“What does it mean that the heavens declare the glory of God?”

“What does the Bible say about the value of solitude?”

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Matt Ellis is the pastor of White Hall Baptist Church in Richmond, Kentucky (whitehallbaptistchurch.org)