DISCOVERING

The Veryovkina Cave, in the country of Georgia, is the deepest known cave on earth. A team of explorers have probed the dark and mysterious depths of its caverns to over two kilometres—around 2,212 metres (7,188 feet) into the earth! Similar caves (around 400 of them) exist in other parts of the country and across the globe. More caverns are being discovered all the time and new depth records are regularly being set.

Even though new discoveries are always being made—changing and adding to our understanding of the planet we live on—we can trust one thing that doesn’t change: the God who created it all. One psalm-writer tells us all to “sing for joy” and “shout aloud” to God because of His greatness (PSALM 95:1). God’s work of creation—whether we’ve discovered it or not—is good reason for us to bow down to our awesome King (V.6).

He doesn’t just know the vast, physical places of His creation, but also the personal thoughts and details of our minds. And not unlike the caverns of Georgia, we will go through dark and perhaps scary times in life. Yet we know that God holds even those times in His powerful and loving hands. In the words of Psalm 95, we are His people, the “flock under His care” (V.7).

To pray about . . .

God, help me to trust Your care for me in even the darkest places!