Finally, the cold came! Freezing temperatures surely change the face of the garden. I just love the designs that frost creates. White edges of the leaves swirl a lovely design on this chard plant. The car windows were gorgeous with their frosty mosaic patterns and graceful lace embroidery. Frosty spider webs sparkle in the early morning. I love looking for God’s beauty and surprises throughout the garden in each season. His times are just right, His seasons point to His faithfulness, His artistic touches abound, and His power is quietly revealed. Have you ever thought about God’s power when looking at a frosty leaf? What amazing power it takes to produce such effects in a garden! And yet, God does not announce His power with cymbals and trumpets when He freezes the earth. Nevertheless, His power is amazing and rules over all. God’s seasons come every year, yet He doesn’t announce them either.
One of the things about God that intrigues me is His quietness. In a freeze or when it snows the air gets really quiet and hushed. He doesn’t need to boast or brag about His works. He doesn’t need our human attention or approval to do His work. He knows what He is about, and He accomplishes His will. Whether it is bringing a freeze to the earth or bringing a heart change to my soul, God usually does it quietly. Now I know God also works with flashes of thunder and lightning, but for a few minutes let’s meditate on His quiet works. All of creation is held together by God’s very Word. Colossians 1:16 - 17. From stars and atoms to mountains and humans, God is the quiet sustainer. What marvelous power! If this is so, and it is, then my role is to look for quiet small revelations that bespeak His power. Marvel at butterflies and cocoons, rosebuds and worms, rivers and trees. Marvel as well at His quiet nudge to my heart to worship our awesome God. His quietness really is shouting at me! It changes me! I bow my head before my great and all powerful Creator.
K.C.
