1 Peter 1:8 - "...and though you do not see Him now...'
Isaiah 6:3 - "The whole earth is full of His glory."
First of all, let me say, we can get ourselves into trouble by mixing and matching parts of verses. You've probably heard about the person who read about Judas hanging himself and then came across the verse that said to go thou and do likewise. We can't be pulling verses out of thin air and then apply them nilly willy. But in the case of the two parts of the verses above, I think you can see these truths fit together beautifully - though we can't see Jesus, evidence of His existence and wonderfulness is everywhere.
I saw it in the variegated pink gladiola bloom next to Annie's front porch. It's in the strong sun on its course across the sky, to give us its light and warmth for the day. It's in a tiny baby forming in the Lord's knitting room. It's in a song of praise that goes out on Christian radio as one of God's children is listening while they drive to work. It's even in road kill. I drove past a dead raccoon. I bet if I'd stopped and got up close to it, I would have found tiny creatures munching away at the carcass - Jesus' incredible way of cleaning up His creatures that fall! And, it's in a sinner that will repent today, finding Jesus to be their Highest Treasure, because they discovered how much He treasured them, even though a sinner.
The glory of the Lord is all around us, even though we don't see Him...make sure you take some time today to soak it in, and praise Him for His splendor that is splashed all over His creation.
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