This blog was written by our youngest daughter Macie. She has done an excellent job expressing the wonder of our God as He is glorified in His Creation. It is a blessing to read these words written by my daughter. May the Lord continue to fill her with wisdom, knowledge and creativity as she gives glory to her Savior!!! I pray that her words are a blessing to you.
Additionally, the photo was taken when we were on top of Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina. Mt. Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River. Elevation 6,684 feet above sea level. To God be the glory for great things He has done!
I am writing about the sounds I heard outside and how nature glorifies God. The first sound I heard was a gentle spring rain. The rain smelled dirty but fresh. The rain was pitter-pattering on the soft, dewy grass. The pitter-patter sounded like a little kittens paws walking. The drizzle of rain was calming and reminded me of this Bible verse, “Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field.” (Zechariah 10:1). Also, “Then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.” (Leviticus 26:4). The rain reminds us that God will take care of us. We can trust in His promises.
Then I heard gentle tweets of birds and also loud and low sounding chirps. It was like the birds were all singing together. The sound of the birds was calming and beautiful. They are also building new nest which signifies new life. The verse, Matthew 6:26 says: “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6:26). God will take care of us if He takes care of the birds.
I heard the quiet howling of wind behind all of the other sounds. When the wind blew the trees would rustle. The wind felt good, it felt crisp and new. Here is a Bible verse about wind, “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Acts 2:1-4). The wind reminds us that God promises us His Spirit.
That is what I heard and observed when I was outside listening to the sounds of nature. “He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature and He upholds the universe by the word of His power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Hebrews 1:3).
-Macie
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