He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be astounded. They will put their trust in the LORD. Psalm 40:3 (NLT)

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

God's macro perspective

This morning we had our first snow.  One of my favorite things to do on a snowy day is to grab my little point and shoot camera and put it on digital macro setting, then head outside to try to catch some of the ornate wonder hidden there.

From a distance, it just looks like a white blanket, but when you get to looking closely, the flakes can be seen as separate crystals.  Then zooming in, the real beauty shows up:






Each one slightly different, but beautiful.  Perfect hexagons, simple six-pointed crosses, or ornate designs, tucked among the fibers of a scarf or glove.  Beauty even in those that have been marred in the fall. 



The world sees humanity as the mass of bodies, some 7 billion potential consumers.  It's tempting at times to think that we don't matter ~ what's one more voice or one more set of hands?  What difference will my decisions really make in the midst of so many.  But God, He sees us each with perfect vision, zoomed in close.  Amidst the chaos and busyness, His perspective of us is perfect and focused.  And in His perspective, we find the truth of who we are.  Created by God to bring Him glory.



2 comments:

  1. Lorri,

    I absolutely love this! As God's timing would have it, I was looking for a way to tie a devotion into a lesson on snow, for my littles-- I was actually searching the internet for "snowy ideas" the very day you did this post! We got delayed with our lesson and will be using it today instead, but I wanted you to know how timely your first snow, and your beautiful perspective on God's perspective, were to this northerner living in snowless south Texas!

    Thank you my friend!

    Blessings~

    Tina

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  2. So glad that it could bless you in your studies. The snow was good timing here, too, since we were studying snow last week. :)

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