Wonder
By Sarah Walker
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:3 (ESV)
By Sarah Walker
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:3 (ESV)
The other day I saw a young woman a few houses down with her photography camera; she was pausing at various locations to get good shots of the ash trees lining my road. Letting nothing stop her, the photographer went into the middle of the street, laid down on the grass looking up, and then traveled from one side of the road to the next. All to capture the vibrant hues of yellow, red and even a slight purple that surrounded her.
Watching
her reminded me of a time when I was babysitting a three-year-old boy. I
brought him outside to see a rainbow, and he couldn’t hold back his wonder and
excitement at seeing the rainbow and how beautiful it was. His whole body
reflected his amazement as he jumped up and down, uttering awestruck words.
The
photographer and the young boy. Both enamored with the beauty around them. Both
going out of their way to stop and wonder at what they saw. It makes me ask how
often we do this. How often do we stop what we are doing just to marvel at
God’s creation? There are examples of God’s handiwork all around us in nature,
but are we too caught up in our own lives and to-do lists that we forget to
look for God and rejoice in what He has made?
We
weren’t meant to be so busy rushing through life and getting things
accomplished that we forget to stop and see God at work. We replenish our souls
when we take time to wonder at God and the work of His hands. He is the Creator
of everything around us, and He has placed within each of us the ability to be
awestruck by His creation. We aren’t meant to worship nature itself, but nature
certainly can be used to point us to our Creator in worship.
As
we revel in what God has made, we learn to appreciate Him and what He is
capable of. He didn’t just paint the colors we see around us…He designed them. He
designed the rainbow with its colors painted across the sky. He designed the
seasons and the varied hues of autumn, winter, spring and summer. He created
everything around us, and it is all designed to point us back to Him as the Creator
of it all.
GOING
DEEPER:
1.
Take some time
today to pause… just for the sole purpose of marveling at God’s creation.
Sarah is
married to Scott and is a full-time mom to their two young sons. She and Scott
are involved in a small group focused on prayer and are expecting to welcome
their third son in January.
