He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— the Lord God Almighty is his name.
Amos 4:13 NIV
Fully capturing the creative, formative and revelatory nature of God is difficult at best.
Making landscapes, the day and night, winds and meteorological events, and his personal investment in communicating to his people is a good start though.
I can only imagine that Amos had to select from so many options to communicate his point, and these were the attributes that made the cut.
You rarely hear today’s followers describe God in such glorious and expansive ways but rather we hear of God in more personal and intimate descriptions and miss sharing his glorious creative nature.
The very god who saved your soul at the perfect time and place in history is the very god who created all history itself.
Let that sink in.
This is what the Lord says to Israel: “Seek me and live;
Amos 5:4 NIV
