Psalms 136 1 9 1 Give thanks to

Psalms 136: 1 -9 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.

Psalms 136: 1 -9 3 Give 4 to thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever. him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever.

Psalms 136: 1 -9 5 who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever. 6 who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.

Psalms 136: 1 -9 7 who 8 the made the great lights– His love endures forever. sun to govern the day, His love endures forever.

Psalms 136: 1 -9 9 the moon and stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.

Through the Gift… You See the Giver! Larry Cline, Hardin Valley church of Christ, 12 -22 -2013

This card is just to say a little gift is on the way.

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. (James 1: 17) James 1: 17

26 Then Genesis 1: 26 -28 God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping that creeps on the earth. "

27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every livin g thing that moves on the earth. "

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. (Romans 1: 20)

GOD, IF YOU’RE UP THERE, GIVE ME A SIGN.

“One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all… The better we understand the intricacies of the universe and all it harbors, the more reason we have found to marvel at the inherent design upon which it is based. ” - Dr. Wernher von Braun

It was my science that drove me to the conclusion that the world is much more complicated than can be explained by science, it is only through the supernatural that I can understand the mystery of existence. – Astronomer, Allan Sandage

"In the West, early science grew out of a decidedly religious impulse: to understand God and his relationship with man. The biblical picture of an orderly creation by a dependable God gave impetus to scientific inquiry. The universe "made sense" because it was overseen by a Supreme Intelligence who made mathematical description and prediction possible. " U. S. News & World Report

18 For Romans 1: 18 -23 the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks,

but they became futile in their speculations , and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

In 1987, the National Academy of Sciences was arguing before the Louisiana Supreme court. They argued that believing the world came into being by Creation “fails to display the most basic characteristic of science: reliance upon naturalistic explanations. ”

Why would that be? Why would people not want to see God?

The famed psychiatrist, Dr. Karl Menninger, once said that if he could convince the patients in psychiatric hospitals that their sins were forgiven, 75% of them could walk out the next day.

Adam & Eve What’s the first thing they did after they sinned?

15 Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand? " Revelations 6: 15 -17

It’s hard to feel the love of God while you are buried under the guilt of sin.

The Day of Atonement

Interesting Note: • Psalm 104 was sung by the Jews during the Day of Atonement. • Every barrier that stood between them and God was broken down.

During that Holy Day the people of God could again sense the God David described in Psalm 104. A God who was not only there… but cared for them.

• If our greatest need had been information, – God would have sent us an educator. • If our greatest need had been technology, – God would have sent us a scientist. • If our greatest need had been money, – God would have sent us a economist. • But since our greatest need was forgiveness.

God sent us a Savior!