The Governor

Psalm 104: The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax. He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.

God’s pretty much a genius, isn’t he?  He’s also an artist, an inventor, an orchestrator, and a governor.  And the cool thing about him is that all of the pictures he paints, the creations that come forth when he speaks, the way things move and work together in harmony, and his supreme rule over all things to bring about good, satisfies the thirst and hunger in every being.

In these verses, we’re reminded of the places he’s created for the animals, high atop mountains, where they can roam and feed.  We are called to look up at the moon that hangs in space and ushers in the changing of the seasons, as well as the sun that rises and sets like clockwork – in perfect timing.  And we’re also told to observe the attention God gives to the beasts that prowl at night for their food.

Why read about this?  Because it’s amazing.

We serve an amazing God, the creator of the earth, and the one who brings spring after winter passes by, the one who knows when the summer heat is too much and then sends the cool autumn rains. He knows all, and he’s in complete control.

Look to the mountains, the skies, and even to the darkness, and see it is HE who governs it all.