Last night, just as the sun was getting ready to set, I decided to go for a walk. As I stepped out my front door into the crisp autumn air (I love sweater weather!) a brilliant yellow flower caught my eye. I couldn’t resist grabbing my camera to capture its beauty.
Tucking my Canon back into its case, I turned around to see a pretty purple flower that seemed to be shouting, “Hey! Take my picture too!” Well, I didn’t want it to feel left out so I walked over and let it pose for a few clicks of the camera.
Before I knew it, it seemed like every flower in the area was calling out, asking me to come and take its picture. Now, I should pause here and ask that you not judge me too harshly for listening to flowers…it had been a long day…besides that, they really do speak, but we’ll get back to that later. Anyway, I spent the remaining moments of daylight oohing and aahing over one flower after another – each one boasting a beauty all its own.
As I traipsed about taking pictures, a question rose in my mind: “What kind of God would create such an abundance of beauty?”
The answer followed on the heels of the question: “A God who is both beautiful and abundant.”
God is FULL of glory – and it is His nature to overflow and bless us by giving us glimpses of Himself. This is part of what makes Him glorious! He is not aloof or miserly. He is not a God who withholds or conceals Himself. He is always giving and revealing and displaying His glory, which is the only thing that can truly satisfy our souls.
So, go outside and listen to the flowers…they really do speak…and the constant message they delight to proclaim is this: “God is glorious! God is glorious! God is glorious!” It is a message our souls need to hear.
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