The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5     It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
    like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens
    and makes its circuit to the other;
    nothing is deprived of its warmth. NIVUK

The ‘Rev Creation’ has been in his pulpit for the longest time, preaching the longest sermon ever, and everyone, everywhere can understand him. The paradox is that without the use of spoken words he speaks. Surely no one could be bored by this glorious preaching? Yet the sad fact is that not everyone heeds:

 ”The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened” Romans 1:18-21 NIVUK.

As I write these words on a breathtakingly beautiful morning in Coverdale, I know that all nature is proclaiming the reality of God. I wonder how many are listening?

At the centre of the ‘preaching’ ”heavens” there lies ”the sun”. Many years ago, I had a book about the sun. When I read just a part of this volume, I thought back then (and I still do) that for someone to merely pause and think about the sun must lead them to a sense of awe and wonder.

But as wonderful as God’s revelation of Himself in nature is, we need the fullness of His unveiling in Christ to complete the picture.

‘The created order both tells and does not tell: it speaks to our intuitions, that there is a glorious God who created such marvels, but its message is limited – it cannot tell about him – and confusing, for the beauty of the hills tells one truth and the storm and volcano another.’ Alec Motyer