O Lord, the earth declares your great craftsmanship, nature reveals Your wisdom.
The Seasons give glory to their Creator, and in their splendor point to 'your own'.
The Summer sun radiates on a field of green grass, and cows graze on the food you have supplied. As I watch them I am reminded of how you supply for me also, every morning, noon, and night... with food that is satisfying to the taste. While I eat the fruit of the earth I am overcome with gratitude, as I take the example of food, and consider that you want us 'to enjoy' and 'to be satisfied' with that which is 'good'. You could have created food 'bland', only to fuel us, but never to be eaten with joy...But, instead you gave us buds of 'taste' and put flavors in every plant. How good you are! I am reminded that you want us
to 'take and eat' of 'You', and 'to be satisfied'! (Oh, taste and see
that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Psalm
34:8)
I nap in the summer sun, it's rays fall upon my face, and
warm it. The radiance of the sun points to Your radiance, and how you
desire to rest your presence upon us, and warm us with your love. (Psalm
19: 4-6)
The Autumn air is crisp and the sky clear...I go for a walk with a friend and breath deeply to clear my mind. The trees are painted in golden hues, and orange undertones...What a splendid artist You are! Your
Holy Spirit is like the air that fills my lungs, and clears my
thoughts. You clean us and make us pure with the washing of your
regeneration.
I watch as the snowflakes fall upon my
window pane, and I am in awe at the detail you put into your creation.
Each individual snow flake, so unique, and yet so perfect...I am
reminded of my own individuality, and all of mankind's; each person
fashioned, each one known and cared for personally by their Creator. As
the snow continues to fall, and thousands of snowflakes begin to stick
to each other, I think of the cells in my body and how much attention to
detail you paid when you created the inside of an human eye. I cannot
say enough God how much your art amazes me. You design and paint not
only a 'picture' on canvas, but a 'living, breathing, creation'. You are
definitely a success God, a Master of Creativity and Functionality.
As
I notice buds on the trees, and the grass regrowing from the ground, I
am reminded of how You make 'all things new'. Birds sing from the tree
limbs, and a little rabbit leaves his underground home. Life awakens
once again! Around this time you died and rose from the dead, just as
the earth rises from the grave of death., You rose...You renew my soul,
and bring me to life.
I do not believe in this all
being 'chance', how can I when I understand...that all beauty is
fashioned by Your marvelous hand! ( The heavens declare the glory of
God. The skies proclaim His craftsmanship. Day after day they continue
to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without
sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone
throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. Psalm 19:1-4)
