“The Heavens above
declare the Glory of God and the sky above proclaims His handiwork. “ – Psalms 19:1
Once upon a time a family of mice made their home in a piano.
From time to time, beautiful music would fill the piano. The mice came to
believe that some benevolent unknown being produced the music. They were content to enjoy its beauty.
One day a curious member of the mouse family ventured forth
to explore the inner workings of the piano. He discovered that vibrating
strings were the source of the music. He also noted that the hammers activated
by keys struck the strings. The mice then decided that the beautiful music was
produced by a machine, and they ceased to think it necessary to believe in the
unknown being as the source of the music.
I love science. I enjoyed being a research chemist for over
three decades. Science is a God given tool, which mankind is using to discover
the mysteries of our universe, the atom, and even life itself. We have learned
much, and there is much more to learn about how God has structured creation. As
we do so, however, we run the risk of repeating the mistake made by the mouse
family. We can become so impressed by what we’ve learned about the machine of
creation that we lose sight of the Creator.
The mice enjoyed beautiful music, not because the piano
existed, but because a musician owned and played the piano. The beauty, variety,
and wonder in this creation exists because it was brought into being by a God
of beauty, variety, and wonder. All of nature is playing a song. God is singing
to us in and through all He has made. Enjoy the song. The heavens, and all of
creation, are declaring the glory of God.
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