I often hear people talk about communing with God in nature, and while we have to avoid the trap and temptation to become more devoted to the created things than to the Creator Himself, it's easy to see how people can become closer to God when they experience His creation.

John Calvin called creation the "theater of the glory of God." That's in agreement with what King David wrote:

The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Day to day pours out speech,

and night to night reveals knowledge.

Psalm 19:1-2 (ESV)

"Creation is described almost like a preacher—powerfully and descriptively declaring the truth that there is a God in heaven who has made all things for His own glory," writes Eric Watkins at Tabletalk. "Creation did not just 'happen' upon some random occasion; it was intentionally brought into existence by God who knew the end from the beginning and designed all things well."