From His Creation -- Romans 1:20

"From the time the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made. They can clearly see his invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God"--Romans 1:20

This morning, early, when the sun was midway between dawn and mid morning, and just after a heavy shower, I looked out upon the tree that sits right in front of my eyes and felt no other feeling than Praise to God! As I looked upon the tree, it looked as if God had tossed natural tinsel atop all its branches and flowers. As the drops of water lay gently atop one another the eye merged the droplets into a linear silver streamer. And within each drop along the streamer the sun's reflection was cast as a if it were liquid silver. How wondrous is YOUR Creation! [The photo above did not capture the glistening. I used my phone and was unable to capture what my eye saw.]

I am often reminded of this most wonderful Psalm: [Psalm 150]

Praise the LORD.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.

² Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.

³ Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,

⁴ praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,

⁵ praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.

⁶ Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.

How can anyone look upon the Creation of our God from the most expansive to the smallest seen only by God, and not be moved to PRAISE HIM. And if you break out in dance and song while you do it because you are so filled with joy at HIS creation, then by all means, PRAISE HIM!

We live in a world where images that inspire fear, sadness, anger, despair and anguish daily flood our minds from everywhere. But when we see something so beautiful as a delicate flower or a tree strewn with natural tinsel made of rain droplets, let us stop and take that beauty in. Let IT replace the despair and the fear. The very God who created the tiny drops of water collecting on a tree branch, limb or twig is the God that brings you the promises of Psalm 91 and the invitation in Isaiah 41:13: "For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, 'Fear not, I will help you.' "

As you maneuver through a world congested with objects designed to distract you from the goodness that is God why not force your mind to stop and reflect on the beauty that truly is all around us and brought to us with no charge to us except to PRAISE HIM! The more instances of Praise you are moved to give in a day the more enriched your soul and spirit will be and the less affected the distractions will cause for you. Besides, who doesn't thoroughly enjoy gazing at the mighty wonders of the night time sky; feeling the power of the beautiful oceans; touching the soft pedals of a delicate flower; watching the antics of animal babies; smelling 'baby fresh' of an innocent new born or hearing the different pitches of a wind chime as the breeze caresses each of the chime components, or the sounds of a babbling brook, a gentle waterfall, the morning squabbles of birds in their nests? Linger there for a moment and let it wash your soul and spirit while it removes the 'news of the day'. Our Lord gave us sage: "So, never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties. Sufficient for each day is its own badness." [Matthew 6:34]

Thank you Father for your MIGHTY CREATIONS...in your Son Jesus' unmatchable name!