1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, Where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, And his circuit unto the ends of it: And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: And in keeping of them there is great reward.
The heavens reveal God’s glory, but cannot convert the soul.
Once you believe God’s word that He is the mind behind the universe, our awe and wonder turn into worship.
“Scientific discoveries” are no longer discovery, but understanding the complexity of God’s mind.
In the universe, there is more than just math and science, but beauty and great emotion.
We marvel at the great order of the universe.
The universe has been ordered in a great intricate system that supports life.
We are blessed that our minds are able to understand what we are seeing.
This great wonder and knowledge is what Psalms calls the “glory of God.” v1
Just as we would admire the craftsmanship of a finely made Royals Royce, so we see the glory of God’s design.
Just as complexity in our inventions speaks to the intelligent mind who made it, so the wonders of the universe speak to the glory of God and His power.
God gave us our minds and abilities to understand and control our surroundings.
According to God’s word, having dominion over creation is a part of being Human.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:26
And so that is what we have done, according to God’s design.
But in spite of human dominion, Natural knowledge unable to do what only God’s word can do.
Four Things We’ll Look at in this Series:
1. Only God’s Word Can“Convert the Soul” v7 —while we can gain a lot of knowledge from observing the glory of God in nature, that knowledge alone cannot convert the soul, we need something more powerful. We need God’s powerful word.
What does the Bible mean to convert the soul?
When God created man, God gave him his soul and gave him his life.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:7
What the Bible means here is more than merely making your body alive.
But you have a soul.
There are parts about you that are not only physical.
Your life is from God
This is one of the most fundamental truths of the Bible.
God is the giver of life and the cause of life.
And so our life is made up more of just physical property.
You have a Spirit and your life is tied to God.
Our ancestors chose to rebel against God and that sin brought consequences to our souls.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis 3:17-19
That rebellion in which the Bible calls “Sin” is what began the concept of death and curse on the natural world.
“Cursed is the ground for thy sake.” Gen. 2:17
“For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” Gen. 2:19
The lives we now live are short and full of pain because of the curse, and ultimately because of sin.
There isn’t a remedy to be found in nature.
The universe even in its cursed state is glorious, but it isn’t powerful enough to remove the curse of sin.
Because of sin, death will reign until we’re returned to the dust.
Our body will return to the dirt and our spirit will return to God who gave it.
I believe, because of God’s word, that man will never find a way to stop death or create life.
We will always live in a cursed world unless God does something.
But that is what Psalm 19:7 is promising.
God’s Word is doing something.
His word “converts the soul.”
In other words, God’s word has the power to restore life as it once was. (In the NT we call this Eternal Life)
How did God create life and this world?
He used His Word.
His Word is the power we see behind all the glory.
God has a plan to remove the curse from our world.
His plan includes removing death and sin.
How is He going to do it?
The Bible tells us that God’s word became flesh.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
God’s powerful Word became a human being.
Inside Jesus abides the full glory of everything that God is.
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
God’s Word came into the world remove sin from the world He created.
Colossians 2:9
29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:29
The world watch as He was put to death on the cross, but death could not defeat the Word of God.
He arose again on the third day to prove to us that Jesus is the Son of God.
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
It is given to you today to choose to believe in the Word of God or not.
John 3:15
The Bible says God’s Word is “perfect”
“Perfect” means without error and totally true.
If you need more proof of how perfect God’s word is, then watch Jesus.
He commands the seas and the winds.
He walks on water.
He heals sickness
He raises the dead.
He loves fully and deeply.
He is the perfect Word of God made flesh, full of grace and truth!
He is worthy of our worship!
He is worthy of your trust!
He is worthy to live for Him.
Give Him your life now and He will restore your life to you!
Give Him your life broken and cursed with sin and He will give you a new life made new and perfect like His life!
God’s word makes promise after promise. Will you believe God’s word?
Colossians 3:4
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Romans 6:4
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
1 John 5:20
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Do you need to hear more? Then hear more! God’s word is a deep well that can never be exhausted!
It is perfect. V7
It is sure! V7
It is right. V8
It is pure. V8
It is clean. V9
It is true. V9
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