“The heavens declare the glory of
God,
and the sky displays what his
hands have made.”
— Psalm 19:1 (GW)
From
creaking crickets to massages and bubble-gum ice-cream,
Experiencing God is beyond senses
and what’s seen.
From
travel to babies and the eventual dentures,
Having access to God is not
limited to adventures.
From
thoughts to libraries and what’s learned at college,
God is in life much more than
knowledge.
From
dreams to planning and inspirational indemnities,
God extends us past the plain
making of memories.
From
enjoyment to grief and all emotion between,
God’s in even more than every
hard-bitten dream.
From
novelty to the veteran and the appreciative skill,
God’s into growth beyond the
extent of our fill.
From
wonders to signs and the miraculous too,
God’s in all of it—in everything
true.
The Scope and Extent of the Created
World
We’re not just talking about a
physical place; the world—the cosmos—is a system.
There is no limit to the extent of
how we might worship God by enjoying his Presence. And each of us has our own
ways in which God reaches us to connect our souls with that revelatory truth
that transforms us unto growth in Christ.
I find transport—being on trains
and buses and planes, and even on my bicycle—gives me inspiration as to the Divine
working in my world. And I could extend it to walking; a two or three mile
walk, at brisk pace, on a bright sunny day, or in the cool evening moonlight,
brings warmth to my soul or an equivalently stark, yet reasonable, inspiration.
Noisy cafes, also, but just as much the experience of a meandering stream.
Experiencing God in the created
world is a gem of majesty that is limitless in design. For all the seven-plus
billion souls on this earth, there would be just as many fragments of divine
revelation to be had, for each one, regarding the things of heaven to be
enjoyed on this earth.
Within this worldly system we
exist in we see God revealed tremendously, from every angle, and through every
experience, no matter how we feel.
As we reflect on this Lord of
Glory who has begotten us, asking him to make himself known to us in our
everyday, we see his glory magnified, resplendent, and dutifully portrayed in
all divine faithfulness.
Whatever We Experience In Reflection,
God Is Bigger
Of course, we know that we cannot ‘box’
God, though we try, such as our thinking’s limited. As there is no limit to the
divine scope for creation, there is equally no limit to our enjoyment of the
divine, at any time we choose—in both blessing and want and all between.
As we consider a sunset, a
sunrise, the wonder in an insect, or the phenomenon known socially as of this
day, we hear God speak through our experience, perhaps in ways only perceptible
for us, alone. Of course, we are stoically encouraged when others see what we
see, but the point of reflection, the point of honing in on the Spirit as it is
present in our moments, is the unique gift of divine light given us, that ingenious
moment.
God is infinitely bigger than we
can imagine, and the beauty in that thought, in the present discussion, is our
reflections catch us by surprise if we are free enough to be caught reflecting,
which brings us to a point of fresh wonder.
The limit of God’s awesomeness is
a lie. There can be no limit.
When we open ourselves up in awe
of God, to the extent of seeing things anew, in new ways, within the broader
spectrum of life, the Lord shows us the wonder enfolded in such a gorgeous
investment.
It is ours to enlarge our
God-consciousness through spiritual reflection.
The world awaits!
© 2013 S. J. Wickham.
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