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O
LORD God Almighty! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, LORD? Faithfulness is
your very character. You are the one who rules the oceans. When their waves rise
in fearful storms, you subdue them. You are the one who crushed the great sea
monster. You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. The heavens are yours,
and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours--you created it all.
You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name.
Powerful is your arm! Strong is your hand! Your right hand is lifted high in
glorious strength. Your throne is founded on two strong pillars--righteousness
and justice. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants. Happy are
those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of
your presence, LORD. They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation.
They exult in your righteousness.
(Psalm 89:8-16 NLV). In
his novel, "The Magician's Nephew," C.S. Lewis describes in stunning
detail, the creation of the incredible mythical land of Narnia, sung into
existence by Aslan the Lion. Among the witnesses to the event was a character
known as Uncle Andrew. Though Uncle Andrew witnessed the entire creation, he
still refused to see it for what it was. Lewis' narrative is brilliant: "When
the Lion had first begun singing, long ago when it was still quite dark, Uncle
Andrew had realized that the noise was a song. And he had disliked the song very
much. It made him think and feel things he did not want to think and feel. Then,
when the sun rose and he saw that the singer was a lion ('only
a lion,' as he said to himself) he tried his hardest to make himself believe
that it wasn't singing and never had been singing-- only roaring as any lion
might in a zoo in our own world. 'Of course it can't really have been singing,'
he thought, 'I must have imagined it. I've been letting my nerves get out of
order. Who ever heard of a lion singing?' And the longer and more beautifully
the Lion sang, the harder Uncle Andrew tried to make himself believe that he
could hear nothing but roaring. Now the trouble about trying to make yourself
stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed."
That
last sentence is very perceptive. It describes those who, though they see
creation all around them, refuse to admit there's a Creator. Some even try as
hard as they can to make themselves believe there isn't, with devastating
results. Lewis goes on: "Now the trouble about
trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often
succeed. Uncle Andrew did. He soon did hear nothing but roaring in Aslan's song.
Soon he couldn't have heard anything else even if he had wanted to. And when at
last the Lion spoke and said, 'Narnia awake,' he didn't hear any words: he only
heard a snarl. And when the Beasts spoke in answer, he only heard barkings,
growlings, bayings and howlings. And when they laughed, well, you can
imagine." Can you see a Creator in the things He's created? Or have you convinced yourself He's not real? Do you hear only barkings, growlings, bayings and howlings when the voice of the Creator may be trying to get through to you? He made all things and calls us to worship His glory. |
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