Psalms 104:5-9, 24-30
V:5. "He set the
earth on its foundations; it can never be moved."
A. We serve a
powerful God.
1. We serve a
very creative God.
2. God created
the earth out of nothing.
3. God set the
earth in an orbit that didn't previously exist.
4. God positioned
the earth so that it could not move out of it's orbit.
B. Man can destroy
himself, but he cannot destroy what God has created.
1. Man can make
his environment hostile, but he cannot destroy it.
2. It is because
of His love that God protects man from himself.
V:6. "You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains."
A. God covered the
entire earth with water.
1. Water covered
the highest mountain.
2. God created
enough water the earth.
a. The volume
of water to cover the entire earth can't be calculated.
b. We have no
idea how high above the highest mountain the water stood.
B. In Genesis 7:24, God flooded the earth with water
because of the sinfulness of
man.
1. Water covered
the highest mountain.
2. Only Noah and
his family were saved.
3. The God we serve can do some things
that we can't possible understand.
V:7. " But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound
of your thunder they took to
flight."
A. The God we serve
is an awesome God.
1. By His Word,
the earth was spoken into existence.
2. By His Word
the earth was covered with a blanket of water.
B. By a sound from
the Lord, the water moved.
1. The last time
I checked, water does not respond to my voice.
2. The water was
alarmed or frightened by thunder of the Lord.
3. The water
moved quickly at the thunder of the Lord.
4. The disciples
of Jesus was in a ship and the sea was rough. Jesus said peace be
still and the waves
calmed down. Mark 4:39 .
a. Water and
wind respond to their maker.
b. The last
time I checked, water and wind do not have a mind to think or ears to
hear.
b. We have
been blessed with both, how much more should we respond?
V:8. "They
flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you
assigned for them."
A. The Lord is in
control of His universe.
1. God assigned
the waters a place so that the mountains and the valleys and dry
land could be
revealed.
2. One would
wonder what did God do with all the excess water.
3. Did God cause
the water to evaporate?
4. Did God speak
to the water and a portion of it disappeared ?
B. God could have
spoken and the depth of the rivers, oceans and seas opened up.
1. The God we
serve is awesome.
2. All of God's
creative process is a small portion of His glory.
V:9. "You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again
will they cover the earth."
A. God is the
ultimate authority.
1. Man is not
the authority.
2. God set
boundaries that cannot be changed.
B. God spoke and
everything was created.
1. God spoke and
everything was placed in His order.
2. God spoke and
an environment suitable for life came into existence.
Psalms 104:24-30
V:24. " How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you
made them all; the earth is full of your creatures."
A. God is omniscience.
He knows everything.
1. There is
nothing for God to discover.
2. There is
nothing for God to learn.
3. God did not
have to figure out how to do anything.
B. All knowledge is
God's.
1. He reveals to
us only what He wants us to understand.
2. Everything was
made according to His wisdom.
C. God filled the
earth with all the creatures.
1. Some of God
creatures we know of and some yet to be known.
2. God did not
tell us all that He created.
3. He gave us a
mind to explore His creation and come to know it.
V:25. " There is
the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number living things
both large and small."
A. God laid out His
earth with enough room for everything.
1. God is not on a
remolding program.
2. The earth will
not run out of space for God's creatures.
B. God created the
seas and stocked them with His creatures.
1. The seas are
big, wide and deep enough for all the sea animals.
2. The animals
will always have more than enough room to move around.
C. God setup a food
chain to sustain His creatures.
1. God gave his
creatures a desire to survive by feeding on His creation.
2. God needed no
help in deciding on the shape, size and color of his creatures.
V:26. " There the ships go to and fro, and the
leviathan, which you formed to frolic there."
A. God made it possible for water to be heavy
enough to support the ships built
with the proper
volume to float.
1. The weight of a ship has a downward
pressure.
2. Water has an upward pressure.
3. As long as the
weight of the ship does not exceed the
upward pressure of the
the water, it
will float.
B. God created large
sea animals to swim in His seas.
1. The whale is
the largest animal we know.
2. Perhaps others
existed that we do not know .
3. Dinosaurs do
not exist today, but we have uncovered their bones.
a. We know
what they look like, and how big they were.
b. We know
what they ate.
c. We are not sure why they died out, but we
know they existed.
4. Likewise, there
existed large sea animals that God named leviathans.
a. We have not
discovered their bones, but they did exist.
b. God does things according to His way.
V:27. " These all look to you to give them their food
at the proper time."
A. God made ample
provisions for all His creatures.
1. Animals have
a need to eat and God provides all they need.
2. The sea
creatures do not worry or plan anything but exist in God's plan.
B. All sea creatures
are dependant on God for their survival.
1. Sea creatures
are dependant without knowledge of their dependence.
2. We are
dependant on God and should be grateful for our dependence.
V:28. "When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things."
A. Sea creatures eat
what God provides without complaining.
1. Sea creatures
do not store food, they eat what God provides.
2. They cannot
anticipate their needs, but God fulfills their needs.
3. They receive
what they need on a day to day basis.
B. It would be great
if we live with confidence that God will always provide our
needs.
1. We have a
promise from Jesus that whatever we ask the Father in his name will
be provided.
2. Our problem is
trusting in God's Word.
a. God will
only give good things.
b. His favor
is on us.
c. All we have
to do is to receive His blessings with joy.
V:29. " When you hide your face, they are terrified;
when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust."
A. God is in control
of all life.
1. Animals are
easily disturbed by any change in their environment.
2. Some changes
causes them to retreat and others causes them to attack for their
protection
and survival.
3. God is in
control of all their activities.
B. God controls the span of their life.
1. He gives breath
for life.
2. At the
appointed time, God takes away their breath and animals die.
3. Animals have no
concept of life or death. They exist from day to day.
4. We have a
concept of life and death, but we also exist from day to day according
to the will of
God.
5. God formed Adam
from the dust of the earth.
a. He breath his spirit into him and he
became a living soul. Gen 2:7
b. When a
person dies, his body returns to dust.
c. When a
person dies, his spirit returns to the Lord. Ecc 12:7
V:30. " When you send your Spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth."
A. God constantly
renews His creation with new life.
1. Some die and
more are born.
2. God controls
the population of man and animals on earth.
a. He gives
life and He takes away life.
b. When
animals die they cease to exist.
c. When a
person dies, his spirit returns to the Lord.
d. The saved
will be blessed into heaven.
e. The unsaved
will receive eternal damnation.
B. The God we serve
is a just God giving eternal life to those who except Jesus as
their personal
Savior.
1. God created
and maintains the earth and all it's inhabitants for His glory.
2. We are give to
God glory for His mercy endures forever.
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