Many years ago a man went to visit a friend who was the owner of a vast and beautiful estate. The elderly host, a Christian, was greatly disturbed when his guest began to speak profanely of God. On being reproved he answered flippantly that he knew nothing about God for he had never seen Him. The host said nothing more that evening; but the next morning, before setting out for a tour of the estate, he first showed him a very beautiful picture hanging on the wall.
"Whoever made that picture knows very well how to use his brush," said the visitor.
"My son painted the picture.”
"Then your son is a very clever man.”
The large landscaped garden with its exquisite flowers and the exotic trees, amazed the visiting friend. "Who has the planning of this garden?" asked the gentleman.
"My son," replied the owner. "He knows every plant in it, I may say, from that cedar of Lebanon over there to the hyssop on the wall.”
"Indeed," said the guest, "I shall think very highly of him soon.”
Later in the village they entered a neat cottage where the son had established a home and school for young orphans. The children looked so happy and spoke so well of their benefactor that the visitor was much pleased; and when they returned to the house he said to his host: "What a happy man you must be to have such a fine son!”
"How do you know I have so fine a son?”
"Because I have seen his works. I know that he must be clever and good, if he has done all that you have showed me.”
"But you have never seen him.”
"No, but I feel I know him very well, because I judge him by his works.”
"True," replied the host; "and that is the very way that I know the character of my God and Father. I know from His works that He is a Being of infinite wisdom, power, and goodness. 'The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiworks.'" Psa. 19:11<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handywork. (Psalm 19:1).
But, my reader, the greatest of all God's works was the redemption of lost, guilty man through the gift and sacrifice of His Son. You may own the wisdom, power, and goodness of God as seen in creation and yet not acknowledge Him as your God and Father. God wants you to know His love for you through believing in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, whom He (God) gave to save you.