Theme: Invitation to Come and See
“Come and see the works of God, who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.” Psalm 66:5
Thought:
“Come and see this sunset” is a phrase my wife and I have often said to each other when the sunset is a beautiful panorama of colors in the Arizona sky.
Over the years, we’ve lived close to Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. As we have taken people to see these wonders, it has been fun to invite them to “come and see” sights that cause us to pause and enjoy.
We also have three little grandsons, and it has brought us joy to “come and see” each one as a newborn and then grow to be a little boy. We love to invite others to “come and see” something beautiful, amazing, or special to us.
God invites us to come and see His works and the working out of His hands in His creation in at least 4 ways.
1. We are invited to see God’s creation around us, His power, and wisdom in it.
“The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.” Psalm 19:1
In this Psalm, David says that we are seeing God’s creation around us and proclaims that that creation tells us about God as creator. I remember an early morning in Portland when I was going to Multnomah Bible College. I had driven up a high hill in Portland just to get away and read my Bible and pray. A couple of runners ran up the hill, and as they stopped to watch the sunrise over Portland, they began to clap. They told me they were clapping for God and His beautiful creation.
2. We are invited to see how God is working in His creation.
“Come and behold the works of the Lord, who has wrought desolations in the earth. He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire.” Psalm 46:8-9
“Come and see the works of God, who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.” Psalm 66:5
God is at work in the world around us, even in the midst of evil and war. This causes me to think of many passages in the Bible. In Habakkuk, the prophet wrestles with what God is doing in the world amid wars, suffering, and punishment. As he cries out to God for understanding, he concludes in Habakkuk 3:17-19, “Though the fig tree not blossom and there be no fruit on the vines, though the yield of the olive should fail and the fields produce no food, though the flock should be cut off from the fold and there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and He has made my feet like hinds’ feet, and makes me walk on my high places.”
This thought also brings to mind Romans 8:28. “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” We know and love this verse for its personal application, but it also reminds us that God works in all our circumstances. Even when things aren’t going so great, it reminds us there is a bigger picture.
3. We are invited to see God at work in individual lives.
Paul’s testimony is shared several times in Acts to show God’s work in a person’s heart. I always enjoy hearing someone’s testimony of how God worked in their life to bring them to trust in Him for their salvation or to accomplish something in their life. Are you looking for God’s work, and are you asking others, ‘What has God done in your life?’
4. We are invited to see what God will do.
Search the scriptures and see what God will do. In Peter’s second letter, Peter reminds us that God will punish the unrighteous and He will preserve the righteous (who are righteous because of Christ). “But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.” 2 Peter 3:8-10
Reflection:
We are invited to come and see the works of God. This is an opportunity we can miss amid our busy, full lives. After the Psalmist exhorts us to “come, behold the works of the Lord” in Psalm 46:8, he says in verse 10, “Cease striving and know that I am God.” The ESV version translates this verse, “Be still and know that I am God.”
Prayer:
Lord, as I look at Your word and the world around me, “Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from your law.” Psalm 119:18
Stan Johnson 5/20/2026
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