Psalm 19: 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Let us imagine for a moment that you lived in a part of the world where there are no churches or preachers and that the Bible is not available. Could you know that God exists? I believe you most certainly could and, in fact, I think that this is the consciousness which is alive in the peoples around the globe where they have no access to either the structure or literature of the Christian faith in the way we do. They know there is someone or something to be worshipped. They do not take the life-sustaining attributes of their environment for granted, and try to comprehend and honor it as best they can.

The first half of Psalm 19 makes the case for the knowledge of God, regardless of one’s location or language. He is visible in the things he created – the heavens scream in its awesomeness night and day from one end of the earth to the other: the sky, the moon, the sun, the stars. But for those who have not heard the gospel, there is the missing second half.

The law, statutes, precepts, commands, and fear of the Lord and the ordinances have to be taught. His love as demonstrated in the gift of his Son Jesus has to be explained and lived out. God does speak through his creation and “In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.” (Hebrews 1: 1-3). Know the Son and you will know the Father.

Those of us who are privileged to know God in a personal way are commanded to “go into all the world” by whatever means are at our disposal that everyone “may know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.” (John 17:3). Ask the Lord to download in your spirit his “to do list” for you.