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  GOD'S PLACE AS CREATOR
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: We must learn to admire God in all things, great and small, to
expand our spiritual world and glorify God's creating and sustaining
power.

Topics: "God as Creator", "Recognizing God's Glory"
Scripture References: Genesis 1:1, Job 12:7-10, Psalm 19:1, Psalm 104:24-25, Isaiah 6:3, John 1:3, Romans 1:20, Colossians 1:16-17, Hebrews 11:3, Revelation 4:11

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the importance of recognizing God's presence as
both Creator and Redeemer in all aspects of life, urging us to admire
Him in nature as well as in grace. He suggests that acknowledging God's
creative power enhances our understanding of His redeeming grace,
allowing us to expand our spiritual awareness to encompass all of
creation. Tozer illustrates this with the example of William Blake, who,
while observing a sunrise, perceives not just beauty but the glory of
God, reminding us that the earth is filled with His majesty. By
believing and obeying, we can broaden our spiritual horizons and
appreciate the divine in every facet of existence.

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We make a mistake if we do not learn to admire God in all things, great
and small; for a new rich mine would be opened in our consciousness if
we could learn to recognize God in nature as well as in grace! We do
acknowledge that the God of nature is also the God of grace; and it is
true that we glorify God's redeeming grace no less when we glorify His
creating and sustaining power. When Christ came to redeem us, He stepped
into the framework of an afready existent nature. If we will obey and
believe, we can go on pushing back the narrow borders of our spiritual
world until it takes in the whole creation of God!

At one time, the English merchant and renowned poet, William Blake,
stood watching the sun come up out of the sea.

The bright yellow disk of the sun emerged, gliding the water and
painting the sky with a thousand colors. "Ah! I see gold!" the merchant
said. Blake answered, "I see the glory of God! And I hear a multitude of
the heavenly host crying, 'The whole earth is full of His glory.'"

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