Getting Out of the Nest

Louin Baptsit Revival Sunday PM Service

Getting Out of the Nest

There's a certain QUALITY of life and QUEST in life that this world, in all its glory and grander, cannot give or teach.

Let me explain what I mean.

Nature, in all its grandeur, is LIMITED. It's LIMITED because it cannot explain WHO God is or the gospel of His redeeming grace... it can only declare that its Creator is greater, grander and more glorious than itself. Its limits are by design.

It takes people•telling people•about the Creator•His Christ and His Cross•and the beautiful things He's unveiled in His word•for them to ever have a chance•to know Him.

People can't know Him without people, like you and me, bringing them the truth about Him and His Son.

The beauty of the firmament above has never been so selfish to try to steal the glory that belongs to its Maker. Man, on the other hand, has tried from the beginning, and continues to make every effort, to give nature the glory. But, as Psalm 19 teaches us, the heavens continue to remind us that our Creator is bigger and brighter and more purposeful and faithful than mankind could ever imagine. I love the message of Psalm 19. The servants of God recognize that they, along with the scriptures and skies, all speak. And when they speak they declare a unique word about the Lord. Therefore, they, like the skies and the scriptures long to speak with purpose and passion pleasing Him who gave them the revelation they declare. One (the skies) is a general revelation — they speak of His greatness and glory. One (the scriptures) is specific revelation — they speak of His goodness and guidance. One (the servants) is relational revelation — we speak of His graci