HE MAKES ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL

Recently, I've been snapping a lot of pictures, of which many are macro shots of insects and flowers. I've come to appreciate and marvel at God's amazing creativity. I remember that at the end of Creation, God looked at all He had made and pronounced that, "It is good."

One evening, I was walking with my camera around the neighborhood in search of something to capture. As I ventured into the backyard, I found a grassy area with little, white flowers scattered here and there, and of course, there were lots of greens. The sun shone with a brilliant gold. When the sunlight touched the little flowers and grass,the greens glistened, making the place beautiful.

In hope of finding some beauties, I squatted down and waited for them to fly by. To my amazement, I spotted ( after some research in the internet) a hoverfly hovering above the little flowers. I switched on my camera, set the mode to digital macro and waited for the perfect moment to snap. It did not take long for the hungry hoverfly to alight on the flower and began sucking the sweet nectarine off the flower.

Then a damselfly and a butterfly came along. I was delighted. I spent nearly an hour working at getting the best macro shots. Unfortunately, the wind was a little too strong, causing the flower to keep swaying and I did not carry along my tripod. What a big mistake!!!

Nevertheless, in spite of these slight disadvantages, I've managed to capture the details pretty well. The pictures are not as sharp or clear as I have wanted them to be, but I'm greatly satisfied! =)

Ever since I picked up a camera, I've learned to appreciate the beauty and wonder of God's magnificent Creation. On that day, I learned two important attributes God. The first is, our God is a God of order and completion. What He starts, He completes. The second attribute of God can be clearly seen and read in the book of Genesis. At the end of the six days of Creation, God pronounced all that He had made - good! His work is always GOOD!! As I was trying to snap the hoverfly, the closer I zoomed in to the hoverfly, the clearer the beauty of the Master's workmanship is!! I saw that God created these little creatures with utmost details. Even for such a little insect like the hoverfly, of which not many people would take notice, God created it so magnificently. He did not leave an eye out, or a leg shorter.

God could have thought, "Well since this hoverfly is so small and I'm pretty sure not many people would even take a second look at it, or care about it, it's okay if the mouth is a little crooked, an eye is bigger than the other, or a leg is shorter than the rest."

I am very sure that such a thought would never cross God's mind, because the Word of God states, "He makes all things beautiful..." Such an enlightening verse isn't it! It is really awesome to knoe that when God creates, His handiwork becomes a priceless masterpiece.

Here are some of God's masterpieces:

hoverfly with both eyes full of freckles

beautiful

look at those little sharp hairs used for gripping

when you look me in the eyes...

Oohh..this is heaven..

Lord Jesus, thank you for giving me nectar! Amen!

An ending note to you - take time to step out into God's wonderful world and feeds on its splendor. Bend over a little and look intently when you pass by a thick bush or a cluster of flowering blossoms. Look out your window in the evening, look up into the heavens. You will see beauty lingering all around, and that's a promise!

Have a fabulous week and stay blessed always!!

Sincerely: dpyc