Day unto day utters speech and night unto night utters knowledge. There is no speech nor language where the voice is not heard. Everywhere you look you see the handiwork of God and it should speak to us, revealing the greatness of the one who created it, and we should stand in awe of his power and wisdom.
What is the most beautiful thing he ever did?
The very One who made the world took upon himself the form of a servant and came to earth. He was born in a stable, and grew up in a town that had a reputation of nothing good coming out of it. He worked as a carpenter until he was thirty years old at which time he began to preach. For three and a half years he went about the countryside of Israel telling the people of Gods love and performing wonderful works of mercy and power the likes of which the world had never seen. At the end of this time he was betrayed by a follower, tried in a Roman court of law, and died an excruciating death of torture on a cross. He knew all this was going to happen to him beforehand and told his followers of it before it took place. He also told them that he would rise again from the grave on the third day. His disciples had a difficult time understanding this saying and reacted with astonishment when it actually happened.
So let me ask again, what is the most beautiful thing he ever did?
Was it creating the world? Was it laying aside his glory and coming into the world as a man? Was it dying on the cross so that sin might be put away? Was it rising from the grave so that the entire world might have the hope of better things to come?
Maybe more important than answering the question is realizing that whatever he does he does marvelously well. Like men said of him who heard him speak and saw him heal the sick while he was on earth, This man doeth all things well.
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