Creation Grace: Autumn
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Creation Grace: Birds of the air
Creation Grace: God as artist
On Sundays I usually put up a photo of mine, showing a piece of the earth. I want to honor God’s creative power. We worship Him on this holy day and part of that worship includes praising His eternal characteristics. He is Creator. As Charles Spurgeon said,
“Was he powerful? Was he the mighty God when he spake the world out of the womb of nonexistence? Was he the Omnipotent when he piled the mountains and scooped out the hollow places for the rolling deep?”
God is incredibly powerful, we know that. But within His creative power is a beauty and a delicacy. He could have made a world that is utilitarian only, in drab colors of gray and brown. Earth could look like Mars, after all. He could have made all the animals look almost alike. Or all of us amoebas. He didn’t. His imagination, ability to not just create, but to create beautifully, is awe-inspiring.
Each bird has its own call. We have the harsh cry of the bluejay and the tweet of the songster warbler. Each bird has its own movement. We have the flits of the hummingbird and the soaring glide of the eagle.
Each animal has its own beauty, even jellyfish! Even bluebottle flies have a neon iridescence that catches the eye (just before you swat them…). Let’s take a look at creation grace and the beauty within it.
He didn’t have to create colorful fall foliage…but He did
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| Fall foliage, Crystal Lake, Gray ME. EPrata photo |
He didn’t have to create colorful flowers…But he did
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| Wildflower, Comer, GA. EPrata photo |
From chickens to tapirs to cats, He made them diverse
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| Georgia Chicken House, Danielsville GA. EPrata photo |
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| Tapir, Amazon. EPrata photo |
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| Barn Cat, Gray ME. EPrata photo |
The sun & moon ” for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth” (Genesis 1:15).
He paints the sky!
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| Sunset, Comer GA. EPrata photo |
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| Sunset Daytona FL. EPrata photo |
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| Sunset Lubec ME. EPrata photo |
From the velvet beauty of the magnolia…
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| EPrata photo |
to the sudden deadliness of the pitcher plant…
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| Bog, Campobello New Brunswick Canada. EPrata photo |
to the prickliness of the cactus…
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| Cactus, EPrata photo |
The Lord creates, and He creates beautifully!
If you would like to see some truly beautiful photos of earth taken by talented photographers, here are some links well worth visiting. As you view the photos, praise the Creator who not only made us and made this place to live, but He chose not to make it solely utilitarian, but beautiful, too.
Ten Years of Gorgeous Images of Earth
Earth as Art: Stunning Images From Space
NatGeo: Extreme Earth
Creation Grace: The birds
You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills;
they give drink to every beast of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
they sing among the branches.
From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
(Psalm 104:10-13)
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| EPrata photo |
Be encouraged! “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6:26)
Creation grace: Starling murmuration & evening roost
One evening as I was driving home, I spotted a moving black cloud over the fields. I stopped and watched a gathering of starlings come together and dance in aerobatic, soaring beauty over the fields. The flock parted and came together, swooped and climbed heights. The display was inexpressibly beautiful. At the end, the flock settled in the treetops next to the field and the dance was over.
Scientists call this behavior ‘starling murmuration.’ “Starling swarms, an extraordinarily beautiful ballet at dusk that is a pre-roosting phenomenon of nature known as ‘starling murmuration.’” Capturing the flock in motion proved to be too hard a task for me and my camera, my photos mostly came out blurry. I didn’t even think to set it on video, lol, I was so captured by the beauty of this, the dancing birds, pink sky and rising moon. There are some gorgeous pics of the phenomenon for you here.
About Birding says “Small birds sleep perched high in trees, typically close to the trunk of the tree. The trunk holds heat from the daytime to provide better shelter, and the birds will be alerted to any vibrations predators make if they climb the tree looking for prey. Many birds, such as red-winged blackbirds and other gregarious species, form large roost flocks at night. This provides them safety in numbers as they sleep, and several birds on the edges of the flock may remain alert through the night to guard against predators or other threats.”
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Lord, thank You for your endless creativity and intellect.
I feel such joy at being a part of Your creation.
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