Discovering Creation 发掘创造之美
Dexu Xia
In his hand are the depths of the earth. Psalm 95:4
Krubera-Voronja, in the Eurasian country of Georgia, is one of the deepest caves yet explored on planet Earth. A team of explorers have probed the dark and scary depths of its mostly vertical caverns to 2,197 meters—that’s 7,208 feet into the earth! Similar caves, around four hundred of them, exist in other parts of the country and across the globe. More caverns are being discovered all the time and new depth records are being set.
The mysteries of creation continue to unfold, changing and adding to our understanding of the universe we live in and causing us to wonder at the matchless creativity of God’s handiwork. The psalmist invites us all to “sing for joy” and “shout aloud” to the Lord because of His greatness (v. 1). God’s work of creation—all that it contains, whether we’ve yet discovered it or not—is cause for us to bow down in worship (v. 6).
He doesn’t just know the vast, physical places of His creation; He also knows the intimate depths of our hearts. And not unlike in the caverns of Georgia, we’ll go through dark and perhaps scary seasons in life. Yet we know that God holds even those times in His powerful yet tender care. In the words of the psalmist, we’re His people, the “flock under his care” (v. 7).
By: Kirsten Holmberg
How has God guided you through dark places? In what new place or way is He inviting you to trust Him now?
Creator God, help me to trust in Your care for me even in the darkest places!
地的深处在祂手中。—诗篇95篇4节
位于欧亚国家格鲁吉亚的库鲁伯亚拉洞穴，是地球上被人探索过的其中一个最深的洞穴。一支探险队已探测到这又黑又恐怖的垂直洞穴深达2,197米，相当于深入地球7,208英尺！大约有四百个类似的洞穴，分布于该国其他地区和全球各地。随着越来越多的洞穴不断被人发现，最深洞穴的记录也不断被刷新。
创造的奥秘持续被人发掘，使我们更了解自己所处的宇宙，改变了我们对宇宙的看法，也让我们对上帝在地球上无与伦比的创造惊叹不已。这位上帝是如此伟大，所以诗人邀请所有人向祂“歌唱”和“欢呼”（诗篇95篇1节）。上帝的创造之工，即奇妙创造所包含的一切，无论是否已经被人发掘，都是我们俯伏敬拜祂的理由（6节）。
上帝不仅知道祂所创造的广袤天地，祂也了解我们的心灵深处。在人生的某个时期，我们可能会有黑暗甚至可怕的经历，就像在格鲁吉亚的洞穴一样。但我们知道，即使在这样的时刻，上帝仍会以祂的大能和慈爱看顾我们。正如诗人所说，我们是祂的子民，是“祂草场的羊”（7节）。
作者： 洪可婷
上帝曾如何引导你走过人生的黑暗时期？
在你目前的人生阶段，上帝要你如何信靠祂？
创造万物的上帝，即使我身处最黑暗的地方，
求祢帮助我仍相信祢必看顾我！