God Did Not Leave Himself Without Some Witness!

What a beautiful day! Thank You, Father, for the warmth of the sun and the green of spring! All praise to our awesome Creator God!
Acts 14:8-20(<<click here to read the passage)
As He so often does, God has made a connection with my opening praise to today’s passage! It never ceases to amaze me!
When Paul saw that a man who had been crippled from birth listening to him in the crowd had faith to be healed, he proclaimed, “Stand up on your feet.” And he jumped up and began to walk. vs9-10
After that, things got pretty crazy. The local Gentiles thought them to be gods come down in human form and set about honoring them with sacrifices and all! When Paul and Barnabas realized what was happening, Paul immediately exclaimed,

“Men, why are you doing these things? We too are only men of the same nature as you, bringing the good news to you, so that you turn from these useless and meaningless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything that is in them. In generations past He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; yet He did not leave Himself without some witness [as evidence of Himself], in that He kept constantly doing good things and showing you kindness, and giving you rains from heaven and productive seasons, filling your hearts with food and happiness.” vs15-17 AMP

I think that even people who don’t really know God – at least not personally – have to stop and think, “How is all of this beauty possible?” There is so much intricacy and variance in creation, there is no way it could all have just randomly come about. And as Paul says, God did not leave Himself without some witness [as evidence of Himself]… Rain and productive seasons are two obvious reminders.
My Life Application Study Bible references Romans 1:20,

For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. AMP

It may be harder to find in our socio-political climate, but we absolutely cannot miss it in the world of beauty around us! May God’s creation cry out and may we, His children, echo the praise! Our God is at work in the world and is sovereign! Amen!

May 9^th, 2022, Mon, 12:44 pm