The heavens tell of the glory of God, the skies display his marvellous craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or a word; their voice is silent in the skies; yet their message has gone out to all the earth, and their words to all the world. Psalm 19:1-4(NLT)
The almost full moon shone brightly through the trees and the gleam of Mars joined the display as we bade our guests farewell. A fresh joy at the wonder of God’s amazing creative and sustaining power settled upon me and a sense of thankfulness for the beauty that is ours to observe in nature. Such glory which has no other plausible explanation apart from intelligent design. Yet many in their pride and need for self sufficiency, continue to deny our glorious God. Psalm 53:1 says “The fool has said in his heart there is no God.”´
To know that there is an awesome, reliable, faithful creator holding our universe on a steady course (Colossians 1:16-17) is very comforting in a world which seems to be deteriorating before our eyes. Yes mankind needs to be a good steward of what we have been given and entrusted with, but God is the one who will always have the final say.
Taking time to enjoy, appreciate and think on the beauty of creation and the One whose idea it all was is very energizing and faith-building. It does us good to wonder at his creativity and the diversity of all he has made. In fact it puts us and things in their proper perspective. It makes us realise how dependant we are upon him for everything. When I do this, a great thankfulness arises in my heart and my mouth can only utter his praise. Praising God is good for our soul.
It is so easy in the busyness of life to not take time to appreciate the world around us and so the problems and challenges of life take centre stage and become the biggest thing, when having God as the biggest ‘thing’ in our life is what brings things into balance and gives us peace.
Why don’t you take time today to look out the window and ponder the trees, walk at sunset and admire the view, or lift your face to the snowflakes and remember that each one is different, or cut an apple in half and examine its intricacy. His glory can be seen in all creation and remember that we were his final triumph, created in his image for his glory. Thank God for making you, YOU.
Prayer: Thank you dear Lord for the beauty of my world, thank you for the wonder and glory of all you created. Thank you for creating me in your image. Help me to bring glory to you in all my ways this day. You are indeed an awesome God. Amen
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Today, been for a walk and have seen the first little plants coming out...the spring is coming. It is amazing to see that even in the winter, when it does look like nothing is growing there is plenty of activity and life on the ground. God keeps working...
Big hug, Sarah
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