Thursday, December 08, 2005

Snowflakes

Snowflakes

I am in awe of how beautiful God has made even the smallest details of this earth. Even molecular structures are beautiful, and look at all the meticulous detail in a crystalline flake of snow! The fact that all snowflakes are different, shows how caring our Heavenly Father is- he even cares enough about beauty, to make unimportant details elegant. Flowers are so detailed, and are made for our enjoyment. God could have made them ugly- he could have caused the bees to be attracted to them just the same- but He didn't. He chose to make beautiful things for us!
God can make the most mundane things beautiful- from weed seeds, (dandelions) to pieces of frozen dirt and water- (snowflakes), he cares about our perceptions!
He also beautifies the ugly- scarab beetles- BUGS!- are some of the prettiest creatures there are- what with their metallic jewel-toned shells, and delicate legs! Butterflies are awful caterpillars, but God made them grow into delicate butterflies. Dragonflies are annoying- but their gossamer wings are stunning!

If He can make a bug beautiful, don't think that you're out of His league! He can make YOU into just as beautiful a creation as a snowflake, or a scarab, or a dandelion, or a dragonfly.... and He cares to beautify and craft YOU for His glory, more than He cares to beautify any other thing on earth- because YOU are the reason, that He died on the cross; YOU are the reason that He rose again, and YOU are the reason that He made a way for YOU to get to heaven. All of this was done for YOU- but also for ME, and HIM, and HER, and THAT OTHER PERSON, and YOUR ENEMY!

Think about it, next time you see a snowflake.... a lot of chances you have...

1 comment:

Amy Pearson Photography said...

How true, how true. But then what do you do when your child asks you why flies like poop? God made them to appreciate it, but a four year old just can't grasp that that's a good thing. ;-)