"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:"
[Romans 1:20]
In the hundreds of times I have read that scripture, I have always couched my understanding in it in terms of how our Creator reveals Himself through His creation.
Now, through what I believe to have been the moving of the Holy Spirit in you to point it out, I finally see it as direct embodiment of my "marching orders", received "'way back when' -- on the staircase"...
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What blindness! Had I understood that Scripture -- as just revealed to me, through you -- earlier in my career, I would have had it as an etched plaque, hanging on the wall of my office.
What a witness it would have been to point to it and say to my fellow scientists,
"There is why I 'do science' -- and how I go about it: I search through the evidence He embedded for us in His Created Universe, to discover the wonders of it -- and to reveal and understand His designed-in principles and the awesome grandeur of The One Who did it all..."
Now, I regret all the missed witnessing opportunities...
But -- it is certainly not too late!
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Again, Thank you! Today, you, Dear Sister in Christ, IMHO, have been an instrument of God's grace!!
(Look for Romans 1:20 to be featured prominently [frontispiece, perhaps?] in my "presentation a-building!!)
But, let's not stop now! Wonderful truths are being revealed in all these comments!!
On the rest of it, please remember that God's timing is perfect.
Oh such a beautiful credo, dear brother in Christ!
Plus Romans 1:20 would be the perfect frontispiece for your "presentation a-building!" (I'm so looking forward to seeing it, but am being patient, for I know you've got archeological/geological irons in the fire right now....)
May our Lord ever bless you and all your dear ones!
Thank you so much for writing!