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Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

 

To perceive God in the natural world you have to seek him and you have to want to discover him. God can’t be too obvious or else we can forget free will and, like us, God generally doesn’t show up where he’s not wanted…

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Psalm 14:1
The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”

 

 

 

 

The Hebrew word for “fool,” nabal, isn’t about intelligence, as much as it is moral deficiency. Here’s the thing.

God must be hidden enough that we can hide from him. If God is too obvious, then we really don’t have a choice to be in relationship. No free will. We wouldn’t be human the way god designed us.

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