What can nature teach us about obedience?
Job 38:11; Ps. 104:9; Luke 8:24, 25. Nature is obedient to its Creator. Take, for example, how the great waters of the deep keep the boundaries He set for them and how the proud waves of the mighty oceans humble themselves before Him. The raging storms obey His command. “The lessons to be learned from the various objects of the natural world are these: They are obedient to the will of their Creator; they never deny God, never refuse obedience to any intimation of His will.” Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 333. What does nature say about God’s glory? Ps. 19:1-6. Try to imagine how beautiful nature was when it came forth from its Creator. The most beautiful scene in nature today fades into insignificance in comparison. Yet we still enjoy its magnificence and see His goodness and glory in its mountain peaks, mighty oceans, flowery meadows, and running brooks. In spite of their blighted state, we still can discern the beautiful traces of the Master Designer. If an imperfect nature c
