GOD TALKS THROUGH THE SKIES (5 OF 9)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6
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God Talks through the Skies (5 of 9)
Series: God Talks: A Conversation through the Psalms
Scott Maze
Psalm 19:1-6
Today we're going to look at what C.S. Lewis called ''the greatest poem in the Psalter and one the greatest lyrics in the world.''
''The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. ?2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.?3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.?4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,?5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.?6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat'' (Psalm 19:1-6).
Science has been saying to people of religion for years: ''You give me your faith, and I will give you my reason.'' A philosopher named David Hume (1711-1776) has been influential through this day that a ''god'' cannot be inferred from creation: ''Examine the religious principles, which have, in fact, prevailed in the world. You will scarcely be persuaded, that they are anything but sick men's dreams.'' This is Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and many of his ideas also continue to be influential in our day. It is Freud who tells us that we believe in God simply because it makes simple people feel better about living in a cold and emotionally dismal universe. It's true that many people come to faith by chance (as Plato wrote many years ago). Yet faith and reason do coexist. The Bible never tells us to take a leap of faith into the darkness and hope that there is somebody out there. Instead, we are called to jump out of darkness into the light.
My goal this morning and this evening is to connect you with the ministry of God through the Skies and tonight, through the Scripture. Perhaps you can remember the content of Psalm 19 th ...
Series: God Talks: A Conversation through the Psalms
Scott Maze
Psalm 19:1-6
Today we're going to look at what C.S. Lewis called ''the greatest poem in the Psalter and one the greatest lyrics in the world.''
''The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. ?2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.?3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.?4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,?5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.?6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat'' (Psalm 19:1-6).
Science has been saying to people of religion for years: ''You give me your faith, and I will give you my reason.'' A philosopher named David Hume (1711-1776) has been influential through this day that a ''god'' cannot be inferred from creation: ''Examine the religious principles, which have, in fact, prevailed in the world. You will scarcely be persuaded, that they are anything but sick men's dreams.'' This is Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and many of his ideas also continue to be influential in our day. It is Freud who tells us that we believe in God simply because it makes simple people feel better about living in a cold and emotionally dismal universe. It's true that many people come to faith by chance (as Plato wrote many years ago). Yet faith and reason do coexist. The Bible never tells us to take a leap of faith into the darkness and hope that there is somebody out there. Instead, we are called to jump out of darkness into the light.
My goal this morning and this evening is to connect you with the ministry of God through the Skies and tonight, through the Scripture. Perhaps you can remember the content of Psalm 19 th ...
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