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The mighty power that works through all nature and sustains all things is not, as some men of science represent, merely an all-pervading principle, an actuating energy. God is a Spirit; yet He is a personal Being; for so He has revealed Himself:

God is a personal Being and Spirit rather than merely an impersonal pervading principle or energy in nature. This paragraph discusses the theological nature of God as a personal Being compared to scientific views of nature, containing no empirical medical claims.

“The Lord is the true God, He is the living God, and an everlasting King: ... The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, Even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.”

The Lord is the true and living God, whereas false gods will perish. This paragraph consists entirely of scripture quotation affirming the sovereignty of the true God.

“The portion of Jacob is not like them: For He is the former of all things.”

God is the former of all things and the unique portion of Jacob. This paragraph is a scriptural quotation regarding the creator.

“He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom, And hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion.” Jeremiah 10:10, 11, 16, 12 .

God created and established the earth by His power, wisdom, and discretion. This paragraph consists of scripture verses citing divine creation.

God's handiwork in nature is not God Himself in nature. The things of nature are an expression of God's character and power; but we are not to regard nature as God. The artistic skill of human beings produces very beautiful workmanship, things that delight the eye, and these things reveal to us something of the thought of the designer; but the thing made is not the maker. It is not the work, but the workman, that is counted worthy of honor. So while nature is an expression of God's thought, it is not nature, but the God of nature, that is to be exalted.

Nature reflects God's character and power, but nature itself is not God and should not be worshiped in place of the Creator. This paragraph addresses the theological distinction between the Creator and His creation, using an analogy of human craftsmanship.

“Let us worship and bow down: Let us kneel before the Lord.” “In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, and He made it; And His hands formed the dry land.” Psalm 95:6 ; 95:4, 5 , A.R.V.

Believers should worship and bow down to the Lord who formed the earth, sea, and mountains. This paragraph is a devotional call to worship based on scriptural imagery.