Lessons from Nature

Genesis 1:1,  "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

     There are endless life lessons as we contemplate nature--God's creation.  As I suggest a few, I bet you will begin to think of many others.
     Both physical and spiritual life are totally dependent upon the Creator.  Without God, we aren't able to take the next breath nor can our hearts throb with the next heart beat.  Everything we have and are is a gift from God.  He is due all our worship and praise and gratitude.
     What we sow we will reap.  If we plant squash seeds, we will get squash.  We will never reap turnip greens from okra seeds.  The law of the harvest works every time, and it works in our lives as well as in our gardens.  If we have sown some wild oats, it won't do any good to pray for crop failure!
     We see God's incredible creativity in nature.  Each individual part of the plant and animal kingdoms has its own distinctions, attributes, and special purposes in the world.  We also observe God's amazing creativity in people.  Each person has his/her own distinctions, attributes, and special purposes in God's plans.  God doesn't expect or intend for any two people to live life the same way.  We are interdependent and need to help each other, just as the different parts of nature work together.
     The newly washed earth after a rain is a beautiful picture of the cleansing that takes place when we confess our sins.  The rainbow is a reminder of the truthfulness, the promises, and the faithfulness of God..
     Everywhere we look at creation we can learn lessons about living if we are open and sensitive to what God wants to teach us.  Have you already thought of some more lessons?

Father, thank You for filling Your creation with lessons and analogies for us.  May we be eager to learn everything You want to teach us as we walk through Your world.  Amen.