Throughout history, man discovers the secrets God chooses to reveal. Sometimes they make Bible verses come alive with meaning not understood by the divinely inspired men who penned them or those who read them in the centuries that follow.
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing . . .” ~Proverbs 25:2
Sometimes we make the discovery ourselves and gasp, awed by the unmatched creativity of our Creator God, who breathed our world into being by His spoken word.
From the detail of a dandelion to the center of a sunflower, God delights in the minuscule: facets found, easily overlooked but revealed to those with eyes that seek Him everywhere.
“Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” ~Luke 12:27
Man creates macro lenses to capture what cannot be seen by the naked eye and God uses our macro technology to reveal His micro detail, a living art like the golden spiral of a Fibonacci sequence.
His creation fills us with wonder from the skies above to the ocean’s depths. Above, He paints in broad strokes, clouds sailing swift or wispy and whimsical.
“. . . the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.” ~Nahum 1:3
Below, intricacies of form and color display a creativity beyond our comprehension.
” . . . see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.” ~Psalm 107:24
Lean in and look close, not just with your eyes but with your spirit. Let God reveal His majesty in the mundane. He displays it in a common weed, a summer breeze, a shaft of sunlight that filters through the trees.
We are His finest creation, the pinnacle of His workmanship.
“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them . . .” ~Genesis 1:27
In His own image! What wondrous love has the Creator for us, the created. Doctors and scientists still marvel at the capabilities and complexities of our bodies, from the smallest cell to the most intricate system.
If you’ve ever doubted God’s affection for you, consider that in all of His creation, it was you He made in His own image.
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made . . .” ~Psalm 139:14
How has God revealed Himself to you today? Where do you see Him?
by Dawn Camp, My Home Sweet Home
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Dawn,
Today is still young, but the fact that I woke up and drew a breath is yet another example of his mercy. Yesterday, on the anniversary of 9/11, I walked my dogs with my husband and God painted the sky in glorious hues of pink, red, orange and blue. The clouds were aflame with color. To me it was a comforting reminder that God can and does bring beauty from ashes. I love looking for God’s handiwork in all the small places…I never cease to be blown away by His marvelous creativity. Thank you for a beautiful reminder that I am the crown of His creative masterpieces. Often I don’t feel that way and I need the reminder. If He took that much care with creation around me, He must have taken great pains when He created me…hard to fathom some days…
Blessings,
Bev
Bev, thank you for the picture of your walk yesterday. Yes, He took great pains creating you! Don’t forget it, sister. 🙂
When I look at the visible wonders of this world, I see a Creator, not a big bang.
Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos that remind us what God has made.
So true, Kathy! How could such order come from chaos?
Beautiful pictures!! Love love it
Thank you, Lisa!
The LORD reveals HIMSELF in children’s hearts. Their pure clean bright shining hearts that you can see in their bright shining beautiful brown eyes. Blazing with happiness and purity and contentment.
I saw the LORD right there today.
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O LORD
YOU’RE beautiful
YOUR Face is all I seek
and when YOUR eyes are on this child
YOUR grace abounds to me
YOUR grace abounds to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5O9jAZ4Z7k
I remember Keith Green singing this song a few decades ago and I love it so much!
Thank you.
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Karyn, what a wonderful example. Thank you!
You’re welcome. Just participating and responding to your lovely devotional.
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Dawn, what breath taking pictures! Thanks for the invitation to enter into glorifying Him and being in awe of how amazing our God is! Seeing the detail He puts into all His creation is a reflection of His love for us. What a great reminder to take with me into the weekend. Thanks!
Jeanne, enjoy your weekend. I hope you’re blessed to see Him everywhere.
This post – the message and the pics – really warms my heart. The marvels of God’s creation always enliven my sagging spirits and center me as to who is in control. Thank you, Dawn. 🙂
Trudy, you’re so welcome. I appreciate your words here.
I have always been in pure unadulterated AWE of God and His creation, both of man and the world. I guess in my 66 year old minds eye I see things that make me extremely happy and satisfied. I look at flowers, insects, hills and mountains, but I guess maybe it is the tree in the winter, striped bare of it`s leaves, naked against cold, freezing winds and rain and still it stands with its` limbs up and to me it is praising an glorifying God always. And God neve forgets to awaken it in the Spring to leaf out once again. Same as humans except I rarely see anyone reaching their arms up to God in love, devotion, even adoration to praise and glorify Him our wonderful creator.
My husband asked me one day as we were driving along back roads to Houston to the VA for his appointments, what I liked so much about these roads and why not the interstate? Well, that is not hard to understand so I explained it to him. I asked him to look at the trees. He said yep, they are dead for Winter. I asked him to look closer at their beauty. He was totally amazed that he had never seen it before. He saw that in any kind of weather they looked beautiful and lacy, that he could see THE TREE itself without it`s covering of leaves. And he thanked me so many weeks later for making him aware of God`s beauty even in Winter when it all seems asleep.
Well, my wonderful husband has gone home to be with his Lord and winter is coming on again as it always will until Christ returns. Thank You God for all of the seasons of the year when You open our tired eyes to see beauty You create for us. Amen and Amen
Nancy, thank you so much for this. I will look at the trees differently this winter and not just be sad that their colorful leaves are gone. May God bring you peace as you miss your husband.
I love this! God speaks to me through nature. He’s given me a passion for it. So much so in fact that he prompted me to go back to school for a degree in Natural Resources Management (I have a degree in history, a love but not a passion of mine) and he wants me to write a book I just haven’t quite found my voice yet. I see God in trees, leaves, flowers, birds, bugs….all of it. Today I see him in the dreary sky, the cooler September temperatures that remind me that the chill of winter is well on its way and the breeze silently whispering through the trees. The birds have stopped their chorus which is in many ways very sad as it signals the end of one of the most beautiful times of year but there is beauty in every season, both in nature and in life.
Ashley, thank you for your reminder to seek the beauty in each season. Enjoy your new educational path!
Beautiful reminder…thank you. I find Him each morning in the sunrise…His mercies new each day!!
Beth, I agree: His mercies are fresh each morning. We need Him each day.
Love this post. Your pictures are just amazing. I find God in everything…when I take the time to look. That’s the key right there. Thank you for sharing this today…a great reminder to seek Him in the ordinary moments of life.
Marty, it takes intention to look close and see, doesn’t it. It’s so easy to overlook what’s there in front of us.
…in the early morning sky…sun working its way to push rays over the mountain tops. I see Him.
In the deep purple canopy that anxiously awaits the Light. It is a magnificent moment to behold Glory.
Cathy, thank you for the word picture!
Love love love this post!!
Thank you!
That verse from Proverbs puzzled me. Why is it the glory of God to conceal a thing (25:2), I wondered. Might it be that he loves to surprise us with his splendor? If we saw everything and understood it all when we were very young, we’d lose out on the joy of discovery. But his creation is so vast, so varied, so full of detail, we NEVER run out of new phenomenon to explore! And for those of us who know God, moments of discovery are opportunities for praise and worship, to give him the glory for what he has done. Thank you, Dawn, for the thought-provoking post and the inspiring photography.
I can see God’s handiwork all around me. I live in the mountains of upper E. TN. In the fall God colors the mountains and leaves with such beautiful hues that it is glorious.
I need reminding daily that if God cares enough for the birds, and flowers then He surely cares about me!
Blessings 🙂
100% agreed if God cares for the Birds, Flowers And the bugs, grubs and worms he CERTAINLY cares about me 🙂