Without speech their voice go out... have you heard?

 Romans 10:14-17

14 But how are people to call upon Him Whom they have not believed [in Whom they have no faith, on Whom they have no reliance]? And how are they to believe in Him [adhere to, trust in, and rely upon Him] of Whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?

15 And how can men [be expected to] preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings! [How welcome is the coming of those who preach the good news of His good things!]

16 But they have not all heeded the Gospel; for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed (had faith in) what he has heard from us?

17 So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself).

In these verses Paul says it is necessary to hear the Word of God and thus for someone to preach, or bring the good news, but sadly in the same breath He quotes Isaiah, who asks the question of the Lord, saying, "who has believed what he has heard from us"?  I can hear Isaiah's despondence while he was  preaching and bringing the Word of God to the people - they mostly did not listen or had faith in God. Paul then continues in verse 18 with the question, "Have they not heard?" and then he answers that question by quoting Ps 19

Romans 10:18

18 But I ask, Have they not heard? Indeed they have; [for the Scripture says] Their voice [that of nature bearing God’s message] has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the far bounds of the world.

Psalm 19:1-4

1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows and proclaims His handiwork.
2 Day after day pours forth speech, and night after night shows forth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor spoken word [from the stars]; their voice is not heard.
4 Yet their voice [in evidence] goes out through all the earth, their sayings to the end of the world.

Paul's point is that even without words, nature declares the glory of God. We should be able to look at nature, the heavens, and see, recognize and believe in God because without human words they cannot do anything less than declare the glory of their Creator. Every starlit sky, every sunrise and sunset, the vast expanse of our universe - speaks of our almighty, all-powerful, omniscient God.

In other words we have no excuse, we have the heavens declaring the glory of God, we have the Word, the prophets and the good news - this message has gone out to all the earth in different ways and in different keys of music.  Do you believe? How much evidence will be enough evidence to believe?  What kind of evidence do you need?  There's plenty of evidence - just ask God to open your spiritual senses, so that you will see, hear, feel, taste, smell the greatness of our Lord God, Jesus Christ.  

Creation Calls - Brian Doerksen