Last night I was marveling at the amazing sunset as I dragged our little red wagon of kiddos behind me. My young son and I were excited over each color we saw in the evening sky and shared our wonder with one another. We thanked God for the beauty He painted over our heads. I silently wondered if our neighbors, whom we were walking to meet, were appreciating the same dynamic masterpiece that we were or if they were too caught up in their conversation to notice. This prompted me to wonder how many other awesome displays of God’s sovereign beauty has been missed because my eyes were too absorbed in my own day to day problems and activities. I decided to enlighten my friends on the beauty above us when we arrived at the park.
However, thirty minutes later I was again dragging my little wagon, but this time I was walking home. I was shocked by how much the sky had changed in a matter of just a few moments! It was still beautiful but it was a darker beauty with deeper hues. I was stunned. And then it hit me, I hadn’t looked at the sky the entire time I was with my neighbors at the park! Not even an hour had passed since I had promised myself I would share my wonder of the sunset with them! It was just a matter of minutes from making such a promise before I promptly forgot. I was disgusted with my own fickleness.
Frustrated with my lack of focus, I quietly plodded along on my path. My brain was still turning over the whole issue when it occurred to me that I never stopped enjoying God’s handiwork even when I had completely forgotten His sunset.
I was enjoying meeting His children: my neighbors! Each of their hearts were like sunsets on display! I loved meeting them and learning all about them. They seemed to bloom as they shared their hearts and joys and even frustrations. Some hearts were like the beginning of the sunset; bright and brilliant: others were like the end of the sunset; deep and colorful. I am sure there even are hearts out there that are dark and gloomy.
All of God’s children are a sign of God’s love; He considers US His masterpieces! That is amazing! No wonder I was so captivated by the people before me. Their radiant beauty eclipsed the watercolor display in the heavens! Engaging with them and loving on them only further glorifies my Lord.
And yet the darkness grew as I continued my march towards home. Above me, the last rays of fuchsia pink and electric orange were retreating westward. They chased after the sun having lost their battle with the growing night sky. I remembered someone telling me that the sunsets have grown more colorful over the last hundred years due to the pollution in our atmosphere. I wondered over the validity of that statement as I potentially saw God’s poetry once again. How like our Sovereign Father to take our filth and turn it into a thing of beauty! Because of the love of Jesus, He is doing that to my heart as I breath. How amazing! How humbling! The God of the universe is shaping my dirty and sinful heart into a masterpiece that glorifies Him. I am not worthy.
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