"This is life eternal," said Jesus, "that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent."

"Thus saith the Lord,

Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Neither let the mighty man glory in his might,
Let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glorieth glory in this,
That he understandeth and knoweth Me,

That I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness,
Judgment, and righteousness in the earth;

For in these things I delight, saith the Lord." 4

We need to study the revelations of Himself that God has given.

"Acquaint now thyself with Him

And be at peace:

Thereby good shall come unto thee.

Receive, I pray thee, the law from His mouth,
And lay up His words in thy heart.

And the Almighty will be thy treasure.

"Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty,
And shalt lift up thy face unto God,
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him,
And He will hear thee,

And thou shalt pay thy vows.

Thou shalt also decree a thing,

And it shall be established unto thee;

And light shall shine upon all thy ways.

When they cast thee down, thou shalt say,

There is lifting up,

And the humble person He will save." 5

God Revealed through Nature

"The invisible things of Him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even His everlasting power and divinity."

The things of nature that we now behold give us but a faint conception of Eden's glory. Sin has marred earth's

"From the solemn roll of the deep-toned thunder."

beauty; on all things may be seen traces of the work of evil. Yet much that is beautiful remains. Nature testifies that One infinite in power, great in goodness, mercy, and love, created the earth, and filled it with life and gladness. Even in their blighted state, all things reveal the handiwork of the great Master Artist. Wherever we turn, we may hear the voice of God, and see evidences of His goodness.

From the solemn roll of the deep-toned thunder and old ocean's ceaseless roar, to the glad songs that make the forests vocal with melody, nature's ten thousand voices speak His praise. In earth, and sea, and sky, with their marvelous tint and color, varying in gorgeous contrast or blended in harmony, we behold His glory. The everlasting hills tell us of His power. The trees that wave their green banners in the sunlight, and the flowers in their delicate beauty, point to their Creator. The living green that carpets the brown earth tells of God's care for the humblest of His creatures.

The caves of the sea and the depths of the earth reveal His treasures. He who placed the pearls in the ocean and the amethyst and chrysolite among the rocks, is a lover of the beautiful. The sun rising in the heavens is a representative of Him who is the life and light of all that He has made. All the brightness and beauty that adorn the earth and light up the heavens, speak of God.

"His glory covered the heavens." 7
"The earth is full of Thy riches." 8

"Day unto day uttereth speech,

And night unto night showeth knowledge.

There is no speech nor language;

Without these their voice is heard.

Their line is gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world."

All things tell of His tender, fatherly care, and of His desire to make His children happy.

A Personal God

The mighty power that works through all nature and sustains all things is not, as some men of science represent, merely an all-pervading principle, an actuating energy. God is a Spirit; yet He is a personal Being; for so He has revealed Himself:

"The Lord is the true God,

He is the living God, and an everlasting King:

The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, Even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens."

"The portion of Jacob is not like them:
For He is the former of all things."

"He hath made the earth by His power,

He hath established the world by His wisdom,

And hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion." 10

Nature Is Not God

God's handiwork in nature is not God Himself in nature. The things of nature are an expression of God's character and power; but we are not to regard nature as God. The artistic skill of human beings produces very beautiful workmanship, things that delight the eye, and these things reveal to us something of the thought of the designer; but the thing made is not the maker. It is not the work, but the workman, that is counted worthy of honor. So while nature is an expression of God's thought, it is not nature, but the God of nature, that is to be exalted.

"Let us worship and bow down:

Let us kneel before the Lord." 11

"In His hand are the deep places of the earth;
The heights of the mountains are His also.

The sea is His, and He made it;

And His hands formed the dry land." 12

"Seek Him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion,

And turneth the shadow of death into the morning,
And maketh the day dark with night;" 13

"He that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind,

And declareth unto man what is his thought;" 14

"He that buildeth His spheres in the heaven,

And hath founded His arch* in the earth;" 15

"He that calleth for the waters of the sea,

And poureth them out upon the face of the earth,-
Jehovah is His name." 16

The Creation of the Earth

The work of creation can not be explained by science.
What science can explain the mystery of life?

"Through faith we understand that the worlds were
framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen
were not made of things which do appear.

"I form the light, and create darkness.

I the Lord do all these things. .

I have made the earth,

And created man upon it:

" 17

I, even My hands, have stretched out the heavens;
And all their host have I commanded." 18

"When I call unto them, they stand up together." 19

He com

In the creation of the earth, God was not indebted to
pre-existing matter. "He spake, and it was;
manded, and it stood fast." 20 All things, material or spiritual,