21Apr 09
How beautiful is Thy Creation O Lord!
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O, the beauty of spring flowers!
I love this time of year when the great outdoors are arrayed in such stunning colors.
Last fall I planted a whole bunch of tulips and have been waiting with great anticipation for their appearance this spring.
It never ceases to amaze me of the beauty of God’s Creation.
There are such neat analogies that can be made between God’s creation and our spiritual walks with Christ.
Can you think of an analogy that could relate to these pictures?
One that comes to mind is bloom where you are planted! You can choose to be excited about what God has you doing right now or not. Remember that He will up and move you to new “soil” if He so chooses. But until then bloom, grow, bless, and bring joy to those that God has placed around you. Peace and contentment will flood your heart and soul if this is your perspective on life.
The year long preparation before blooming for the 2-3 week period each spring is long and for the most part (before the tulip begins to emerge from the ground) hidden. In our lives, God is quietly yet steadily preparing each one of us to walk onto stage – the stage of life for the purpose of glorifying our Creator. By allowing patience her perfect work in our lives, we will be, as the Bible says, perfect and entire wanting nothing (James 1:4).
You are a great grower of beautiful flowers. The analogy that first came to our mind when we saw the bud was “first the blade, them the ear, then the full corn in the ear.” In spite of all our scientific knowledge, God’s work in the earth is still just as mysterious and full of wonder as it is beautiful. Matt 4:26-29
Gorgeous; God’s creation is just gorgeous! I have stopped to think about why God made so much of his creation green and blue; think about it: the trees and grass are green and the sky and water is blue. God made it this way for many reasons I’m sure; but at least one of those reasons is because He wanted to reserve the other colors for accents and beauty. We appreciate red and yellow much more than green and blue simply because they are not as common. And that is why objects of these colors catch our attention so readily! Great pictures, Jenny.
Magnificent!
The glories of God’s Creation – awesme pictures.
Wow! Simply breathtaking! What if they refused to bloom where they were planted? What a waste that would be.
That’s right – not one of those flowers is blooming in the same place it bloomed last year. They’re a great example of being all there, wherever they are, to glorify God. They do their best, even if put in a bad place. We can be sure our Keeper will put us in the best for us to be, even if it doesn’t seem that way (thinking of Joseph in Egypt!!!)