............... Reflective Beauty .............. I find it amazing that we have a God that can show us one thing in two different ways! If you take this photo for example, you can clearly see the Lily. If you look closer you can also clearly see the reflection of the Lily. Romans 8:29 "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren." KJV Have you ever wondered what that verse meant? "To be conformed to the image of his Son," Our lives should be like a mirror. When others look at us they should see the mirrored reflection of our Savior shining out in our lives. There should be something different about a "Christian" that sets us apart from other people. A separation in our lives that keeps us from the world and its destructive influence. Some day when I see my Savior, I want to hear how He was the reflection that others saw in my life. How I am now a perfected clay pot in the hands of the Lord. Molded and shaped, fired and hardened, polished into a thing of beauty, all perfected and ready to praise the Lord God forever in heaven........... Some Day ......... What a day that will be!

Gen 1:11-13 And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. ESV ................................................................................................................................................ I believe this passage really speaks for its self. The account of creation is truly a glorious miracle. Have you ever just sat back and thought about God creating something? How many times do we try to make something and "forget" something.. God never forgot anything. In fact, he knew exactly what he was making the entire time. Just look at your hand for example. Try to think of every system in your body that works just to move one finger. Muscles and tendons in the finger relax or flex to allow the finger to move on the joint..... But that's not all. Before you move your finger it took a thought from the brain to stimulate the nervous system to produce the "command", if you will, so that the finger could move. But even before that could happen, your lungs needed to pull in just the right amount of oxygen to introduce into the blood stream to feed the brain so that the brain could coordinate the action of moving the finger. But even still before that could happen, the brain needed to tell the heart to pump the oxygen rich blood up to the brain so that you could think that you wanted to flex your finger. When you really break it down, it truly is a miracle that we have a body that does all these things and works. Only by God's great design are we held together. And only because of his will do we exist. And we are but a tiny part of the creation. Aren't you glad we have an all-knowing God. I most certainly am!

Many times in our lives we feel like we don't stand out. Like we don't make a difference. But like this picture, if you change your focus, you stand out like color on gray scale. Focus your life and all you do on the Lord and you will make a difference. If you are able to read the verse on this photo, it also speaks for its self. Col 1:13-14 "He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." ESV This picture paints a wonderful... well... picture of how we look in God's eyes when he looks at us. A real thing of beauty, well focused, a colorful light in the darkness of this world. Of course focus like this only comes from Jesus Christ. The one who payed the price for our sins. Don't let another day go by with out Him in your heart, guiding your every move. Without Him, we are lost and our lives will lack the for-mentioned focus.

No matter where you go or what you see, God's glory shines. Just look at what He has made. Creation visually speaks of a Creator. All Creation gives God glory. All we need to do is look and then believe, that is all the Proof of the Truth we will ever need. Look here in Romans. Rom 1:20 "For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse." ESV Understand this... creation is not to be praised. Praise the one that created it. He (God) is worthy to be praised!