Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him, all you shining stars! (Psa 148:3)
The waxing gibbous moon is doing a good job of drawing attention to my favorite constellation this month; Orion and its Nebula where stars are born. Shift your gaze slightly northwest and you'll have no trouble seeing the Pleiades Star Cluster. Even through binoculars, it is a wondrous thing to behold!
February is the only month this year that doesn't host a full moon. Instead, March will host two full moons, the second of which will be the second (and last) blue moon of 2018!
When enveloped by the heavy scent of this year's pear blossoms it is hard to believe that we are but a mere speck in the universe.
Even if we could count all the bees in the world and all the sand on the seashore we still wouldn't reach the number of stars in the sky.
Looking up into the night sky can make us feel very small and insignificant indeed. The truth is, we may be small but we are far from insignificant.
We can delight in our surroundings because the earth and everything in it is proof of God's love for us. We are significant because we matter to Him.
10,000 species of birds? 20,000 species of butterflies? Surely, five or six hundred would have been enough. Our Creator God delights in His creation and we are the apple of His eye!
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| American Lady Butterfly |
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings, (Psa 17:8)
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| Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies |
If we listen and observe, God will use nature to reveal things about Himself.
For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. (Rom 1:20)
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| Eastern Bluebird |
As our hearts awaken to the truth of God's presence we gradually become aware of the great chasm of sin that separates us from Him.
For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (Rom 3:22-23)
God in His great love, before time began, had already prepared a way for us to return to Him.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (Joh 3:16)Jesus Christ died to pay our debt and His blood washes us clean from the stain of sin.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom 6:23)
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| Carolina Wren |
The gift of life, freely given to His beloved children. Given to you.
It doesn't matter what you've done, what you've said or how many times you've rejected God. The past is behind. Today, if you come to Him, He will receive you.
Today. Now. Is all that matters.
Will you open your heart to Him? Admit your sins. Turn away from them, turn to Jesus and confess Him as Lord?
"Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts." (Heb 4:7)
Blessings,
Sharing inspiration here:
Nature Notes, Through My Lens, Bird D’pot,
Saturday’s Critters, Life thru the Lens,
Wild Bird Wednesday, Our World Tuesday,
Community Global, Photo Friday, Little Things Thursday
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