We've lived here more than a year now, but we're still seeing new and exciting things right outside our front door. Or at least within a couple miles of it, which is usually how far our feet will take us on a given walk.
These little sand buildings often wander horizontally across the ground's surface, but they also ascend vertically, whether on the dirt walking path or sometimes even on a parking lot. This one was three or four inches high.
I don't know what kind of bug makes them, but I'm always careful to watch out, lest I should step on one and break up somebody's home.
When I take time to notice nature's small details, I can't help but think of how great our God is, for creating all these creatures. Think, even for just a moment, about what kind of mind can not only grasp and understand every detail in the universe, but also make every detail of the universe out of nothing.
This belief, too, is an act of faith.
Paul knew we'd be challenged to believe in a Creator God, so he wrote you and me right into the faith hall of fame, just as a reminder: "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." Hebrews 11:2
Jesus Himself knew we'd lose the fervor of our faith as soon as we forgot that He--the Word, who was with God from the beginning, who was God, by whom all things were made (see John 1)--created all things, so He told John to give that last-in-the-list lukewarm church His Creator credentials:
"And unto the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God..."
He goes on to tell His church how to turn their lives around, how to have open eyes, how to have true riches in Him, how simple it is to just open the door and invite the God of the universe inside the heart, to fellowship with and be changed by this God who made us all in the first place.
As I began refocusing my prayer life, I started seeing some other areas that need refocusing in my heart. This week, I'll be especially intentional about opening the door and spending suppers, so to speak, with the One who created everything and who can keep creating good things even in me.
Anyone with me?
Amen. I'm with you.
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