Wonders for the Soul
God’s amazing backyard.
As I sit and contemplate today, the views are breathtaking. Full of God’s awe and wonder. Lush green paddocks on which the cows are grazing set before purple hewed vegetation sitting upon a mountain called Franklin. The air is fresh and smells of scents from the surrounding flora.
Ahh! Such beauty! Simply amazing! All of God’s work!
I have been blessed to be able to come away down south to the Valley of the Giants and the Tree top walk.
A walk constructed 70m above the forest and in the canopy of the giant tingle trees, the only place in the world they grow.
Similar to the karri tree (90m above the earth) in height but different in wood texture and root construction.
Only God could make these!
Man unknowingly over the years has destroyed many but now they are protected and cared for. They can live for 500 years. Now many generations can enjoy the beauty of them.
This beauty comes from their Creator, Our Creator. Oh, what beauty Our Creator, the Lord must be?
The psalmist in Psalm 104 and especially verse 24-25 invites us to slow down and behold the majesty of nature, and in doing so, to catch a glimpse of the Creator himself.
O Lord, how manifold are your works!
Psalm 104:24-25 NRSV
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
creeping things innumerable are there,
living things both small and great.
That’s it! – Why it is so breathtaking! It is a glimpse of God’s glory, of the Creator himself!
As stated by Paul in Romans:
Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made.
Romans 1:20 NRSV
Oh, how blest am I to see this and so see a part of my beautiful, majestic God.
Do you see God in nature? And hence stop and smell those roses or gum leaves or wattle blooms?
Go treat yourself and get out and see some glimpse of the glory of God. It does wonders for your soul.
May these jottings from my journal inspire you to believe in and fall in love with Christ- the hope of the world, as stated in Jeremiah 17:7, ‘Blessed is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord and whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord!’
Love
Rosemary
Every week groups of ladies meet together to chat about the things I raise in my weekly blog post and to chat about life in general. We call these ‘Heart Connect’ groups.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Have you experienced the wonder of God through His creation? What have you felt?
What does creation say to you about God?
Where do you see glimpses of God the creator in your day?
What other areas of life do you see God’s creativity on display?