ROMANS 1:20-25 (20)For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (21)Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (22)Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, (23)And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. (24)Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: (25)Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
JOB 12:7-9 (7)But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: (8)Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee: (9)Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
JEREMIAH 5:20-25 (20)Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish (proclaim) it in Judah, saying, (21)Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: (22)Fear ye not Me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at My presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? (23)But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone (departed). (24)Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in His season: He reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. (25)Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
It is very clear throughout the Bible that God deserves praise, honor, and glory. He alone is our Creator. We know that when we read the first book of the Bible. Genesis begins with God as our Creator. We must not forget that He made us and fashioned us to be like Him and to serve Him. We should appreciate the beautiful things He made but we are not to worship the sun, moon, and stars, or the planets and all that dwell therein. Let's remember God is Holy and worthy of all adoration and praise.
DEUTERONONMY 29:14-29 (14)Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; (15)But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day; (16)(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by; (17)And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:) (18)Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; (19)And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: (20)The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and His jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven. (21)And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the Law: (22)So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; (23)And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in His anger, and in His wrath: (24)Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? (25)Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their father, which He made with them when He brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: (26)For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom He had not given unto them: (27)And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: (28)And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day. (29)The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this Law.
David says this about the Law: it is perfect, restoring the soul; sure, making wise the simple; right and makes the heart rejoice, pure and enlightens the eyes; clean, endures forever, true and righteous; more to be desired than fine gold, and sweeter than a honeycomb. By these laws we are warned and when we keep the law we are rewarded.
The psalmist says in chapter 119 verse 72, "The law of Thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver." Wow! What a great verse. The statutes and ordinances found in God's Word is worth more than all the wealth in the world. Why? Because it brings life and blessings and promises. In the same chapter, verse 127 he says he loves God's commandments more than fine gold. Do we love God's Law that much?
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