What is nature? What we call nature is a small part of God’s universe that we are able to see at the present time,and much of which we see awry. All the wonderful things that are going on in the woods, all the marvelous happenings that take place in the depths of the ocean, the whole sublime story of the heavens, are all parts of God’s self-expression. Above all, our own bodies themselves are part of nature, perhaps the most wonderful part of all; and probably the part about which we ourselves know least.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all mankind…With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding
(Job 12:7-10, 13).
And if we are all God’s creation, then God in fact does have dominion over everything we see, taste, touch, smell and hear. However, we only perceive a small percentage of God’s creation. Like ancient peoples who could not understand most of the scientific knowledge we take for granted, we are yet incapable of understanding most of the universe.
That is why we should continue to follow God’s word in the Bible to ensure our harmony with the creation until we fully understand it. When we do reach full understanding we will discover that there is no conflict between God and science. Until then we need faith, obedience and proper stewardship to thrive in the Eden God created for us.
Nurturing nature,
Z gardener
Bingo!
Opposition of religion and science is a trumped up charge. Modern religious fundamentalism and modern atheism are mirrors of one another and miss spirituality and the transcendence and otherness of God. Just who the hell do we think we are?
Job is a wonder.