A few summers past, a powerful storm rolled in from out of the west. The day had been hot and muggy. The storm hit just after dark. Night became day so powerful were the bolts of lightning. The next morning, all most people remembered was a violent storm. For those who were practiced in the art of seeing, they had witnessed a miracle.
The natural world displays miracles when seen by those practiced in the art of seeing. The hand of God is displayed in all of creation. In the Bible we are presented with examples taken from Creation that teach a biblical lesson. St. Matthew Chapter 6: 26
“Behold the fowl of the air for they sow not neither do they reap or gather into barns yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not much better than they?”
In the Ghost Horse Hills, the natural world bears witness that God takes pleasure in working through the things he has created. God takes pleasure in working through us in accomplishing his will. When my wife puts out bushels of seed to feed her flock of birds and when she fills pails with oats to feed a small herd of deer and puts out apples and other treats for a three-legged porcupine to enjoy, it’s a miracle. God is working through my wife to fulfil his promise to care for the things he has created.
Verses 28-30
“Why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not neither do they spin yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these. Where if God so clothes the grass of the fields which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, oh ye of little faith?”
One of the most loved verses in the Bible contains these words – “consider the lilies of the fields”. Here in the Ghost Horse Hills, there are two types of lilies to consider. Down on the lake surface, the yellow blooms of the water lily float by in large, closely-bunched groups. The wood lily mixes with other flowers, trees and shrubs and clothes the hillsides with their bouquets. While we are considering the lilies, we might want to consider how other plants, trees and shrubs speak the glory of the Creator for we are without excuse for all Creation speaks of him.
Consider the simple cob of corn where the rows of kernels are always placed in even numbers – always 6, 8, 10 or 12 kernels – never in rows of 5, 7,9 or 13. Consider the trees – the apple tree, where the first leaf is in direct line with the fifth; the oak, where the first leaf is also in direct line with the fifth. There are dozens more of these examples that prove intelligent design and give glory to the Creator. All that we are required to do is seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness.
What better way to get started than to consider the lilies of the field.
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