Life is full of masterpieces and works and designs; of inventions and crafts and compositions. From the music of Beethoven to the painting of the Mona Lisa, from the chirping of birds to the sun setting on the shore of a beach — all things would not be beautiful if beauty itself didn’t exist in God.

There are a plethora of things in life that cause us to be amazed, to wonder, to be in awe. Sunsets are glorious, waterfalls are beautiful, and though I’ve never been, I’m sure the Grand Canyon is spectacular.

Creation is full of wonders that are bigger than us. But have we considered that all of those things point to something even bigger?

Jonathan Edwards said:

The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. . . . [These] are but shadows; but God is the substance.

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