THE SERMON OF CREATION
Oh, the tragedy. Humanity lives in a world filled with evidence of God and yet persists in saying there is no God.
The apostle writes, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse” (Romans 1:20).
Notice the paradox.
The invisible God is “clearly seen.”
How?
Not with the physical eye, but with the eye of reason as it beholds the works of His hands.
Creation is a continual sermon. Every sunrise, every mountain, every child, every star in the heavens proclaims that this universe did not make itself.
Paul is not arguing that nature tells us everything about God. It does not reveal the gospel. It cannot tell us that Christ died for our sins or rose from the dead. Those truths come only through God’s word.
Creation does, however, reveal enough to establish that there is an eternal, all powerful Creator worthy of worship. David declared, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork” (Psalms 19:1).
The witness is constant. It never sleeps. It never grows silent.
Observe also that Paul says God’s eternal power and divine nature are “clearly seen.”
The problem, therefore, is not with the evidence but with the human heart.
Fallen humanity does not reject God because they lack information. They reject God because they love independence.
They would rather explain away the universe than bow before its Creator. As Jesus said, “Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19).
Unbelief is not merely an intellectual difficulty. At its deepest level it is a moral rebellion.
This explains Paul’s solemn conclusion that mankind is “without excuse.” That is an alarming phrase. It means no one will stand before God’s judgment and truthfully say, “I never had any indication that You existed.”
Every leaf trembling in the wind, every season that comes in its appointed time, every breath we draw has testified to His existence.
Even conscience joins creation in bearing witness that we are accountable to our Maker (Romans 2:14-15).
The tragedy is not that God has hidden Himself completely, but that man suppresses the truth that God has graciously revealed.
So we must be careful not to ask creation to do what only Christ can do. Nature can convince us there is a God. It cannot reconcile us to Him.
The stars can reveal His majesty, but they cannot announce forgiveness. The ocean can display His power, but it cannot proclaim the cross.
For that we must turn to Jesus Christ, “the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15), and to the gospel, “for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). The God whom creation reveals is the same God who has spoken finally and fully through His Son (Hebrews 1:1-2).
Therefore, Romans 1:20 leaves every one of us with a choice. Will we listen to the testimony of creation and seek the Creator, or will we silence its voice and continue in self-rule?
The universe is not an accident. It is a witness.
Every sunrise calls us to worship. Every heartbeat reminds us of our dependence. Every star points beyond itself to the One who “spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast” (Psalms 33:9).
The only fitting response is humility, repentance, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
BDD
