His
Works are true.
The psalmist has joined together God’s works of creation and the Holy
Scriptures. They tell the same story and
all the parts of the story fit together.
True science and true understanding of the Scripture agree. This does not mean and scientists and
theologians do not disagree, for both can and do err. There is a difference between science and
scientists; theology and theologians.
God’s works are verity and judgment. There is order and there is rationality in
Creation. Things fit together. If a man tells me there is a dog in my yard,
and there is no dog in my yard, then he has lied to me. His words should correspond with the
objective reality. It would also be a
lie for him to say that a dog was in my yard, but it was really a horse, for
one who speaks should be able to distinguish between a horse and a dog. Otherwise, he should keep still.
Creation and Scripture must never be placed at odds with each
other. “The works of the Lord are great,
sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.” (Ps. 111:2) Those who have no pleasure in God will have
little pleasure in His works but will find many reasons to gripe and
complain. When people do not like a
person, they tend to find displeasure in his work. An unbelieving age finds many things to
complain about, and denies that God’s works are verity and judgment. The real world does not admit
contradiction. The scientist who goes
against observation and reason will not long be successful. The fool bangs his head into the wall, and
may pretend that it is not solid, but the bumps on his head deny his pretense.
“Behold my
hands,” our Lord said. They were real
hands, with real nail-prints in them. We
are not called to believe some fable, some tale that did not fit what really
happened, but to believe that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and
died on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. In Jesus Christ the promises of God entered
our world of sense, and He was seen, and touched, and handled. (I John 1) Only a heart far from God would
turn away from such great work.