WENT TO SEE THE DISNEY NATURE FILM, “EARTH” RECENTLY. It was simply awesome! I was mesmerized as I viewed the spectacular and breathtaking vistas. In the event you haven’t seen it, let me fill you in with a brief summary. In documentary form, it charts the movements of three animal families -- a set of polar-bear parents and their two cubs; a mother elephant and her baby; and a humpback whale and her calf -- as they struggle to survive in a world that's changing all too rapidly.
The movie takes the viewers on an extraordinary tour of our home planet as it’s never been seen before. Of course, there is the “green” element in it as it opened on Earth Day, but politics aside, it is worth seeing. What I don’t get is how they can show such beauty, creativity, and complexity without reference to at least a “higher power.” Why does Hollywood not want to give God glory for all of His marvelous works? I suppose the answer is found in Romans 1:19-21: “They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. 21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks.”
I think it is somewhat ironic that the narrator, James Earl Jones, speaks of the earth being tilted on its axis at just the right angle to the sun so that we neither burn up or freeze. The irony lies in the fact that Jones’ voice is reminiscent of others who have portrayed God in films and dramas and yet His power and majesty are ignored. Personally, I’ll stay with the testimony of Scripture.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
2 Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known.
3 They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.
4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
Psalm 19:1-4
The movie takes the viewers on an extraordinary tour of our home planet as it’s never been seen before. Of course, there is the “green” element in it as it opened on Earth Day, but politics aside, it is worth seeing. What I don’t get is how they can show such beauty, creativity, and complexity without reference to at least a “higher power.” Why does Hollywood not want to give God glory for all of His marvelous works? I suppose the answer is found in Romans 1:19-21: “They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. 21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks.”
I think it is somewhat ironic that the narrator, James Earl Jones, speaks of the earth being tilted on its axis at just the right angle to the sun so that we neither burn up or freeze. The irony lies in the fact that Jones’ voice is reminiscent of others who have portrayed God in films and dramas and yet His power and majesty are ignored. Personally, I’ll stay with the testimony of Scripture.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
2 Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known.
3 They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.
4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
Psalm 19:1-4
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