Two Ways To Find God

How does God reveal Himself to a man?
To Abraham God must have come by earth!
He saw Him in beauty of nature's plan;
His attributes gleamed from night's starry worth;
How water grows pure, flowing over rocks;
One acorn grows wood to house a large clan;
A seed produces cloth for both suit and socks;
Another feeds two families of man!
As for we who live today, it's by Book,
In which God inspired those who wrote it all!
There we find new life, if we bother look,
Of how to avoid second death to fall!
Three cheers for Abraham, who got it right;
He had no Bible, but he saw the light!

God reveals Himself to men in the beauty and magnificance of creation. The Bible tells us in Romans 1 that all men can see and know God's attributes in nature. This is called, "The General Revelation of God". No man that ever lived on earth is excused for not discovering God in creation.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the works of his hands. Day after day, they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavillion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat." (Psalms 19:1-6)

Most of us in this age are so science-indoctrinated that if the words of David above sounded to us through a high-volume speaker as we view nature, we could not connect them to the wonders to which they refer or the Creator that motivated them. Therefore, God inspired forty human beings over 1500 years to write 66 "books" in a volume called the Bible. It is called, "The Special Revelation of God". In it is all truth; by reading it, we can learn what we need to know to live successfully on earth, and to live forever after with the Creator Himself.

"The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from wilful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, and Redeemer." (Psalms 19:7-14)

C. S. Lewis wrote that the words of Psalms 19 constituted the greatest lyrics ever written. As a 13-year-old, I had to memorize and recite verse 14 during Daily Vacation Bible School. I have remembered it all my life. Too bad I didn't memorize all of Psalms 19. What knowledge would be more precious?