Mystery or Creativity - Guest Post

WE ARE EXHORTED TO REJOICE ALWAYS, IN EVERYTHING ...THIS IS POSSIBLE, ONCE WE UNDERSTAND GOD'S HEART AND PURPOSE FOR US...
HE IS NEITHER MAD AT, NOR PUNISHING US...OUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NEITHER KARMA OR CHANCE...THEY ARE NEITHER FOR OUR PUNISHMENT OR DESTRUCTION ...SEEING GOD'S HAND IN EVERYTHING, EVEN TRAGEDY AND SORRY HE WILL REDEEM, BRINGING BEAUTY FROM ASHES,TRULY CAUSING EVERYTHING ...EVERYTHING ...TO WORK FOR OUR GOOD AND HIS GLORY, IN HIS DIVINE PLAN, FOR HIS PURPOSES, IN HIS UNFAILING LOVE FOR US

FATHER IN HEAVEN, KING AND CREATOR OF ALL THINGS,OPEN THE EYES OF OUR HEART,THAT WE MAY KNOW YOUR TENDER LOVE FOR US,THAT WE MAY SEE YOUR HAND IN EVERYTHING, THAT WE MAY TRUST IN YOU,NO MATTER WHAT,THAT WE MAY KNOW, AND BELIEVE THAT YOU DELIGHT YOURSELF IN US AND TRULY DO HAVE GOOD FOR US,PLANS THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN OR TAKEN,FOR YOU ARE GREATER THAN ALL, AND NONE CAN CHANGE WHAT YOU HAVE PURPOSED IN YOUR HEART FOR US...WE LOVE YOU AND PRAISE YOU AND REJOICE IN YOU,IN YOUR HOLY SPIRIT YOU HAVE GIVEN US,THAT OUR NAMES ARE IN YOUR BOOK OF LIFE!!!!!!!! IN JESUS NAME AND AUTHORITY    AMEN!!!!!!!!                                      - Norm Bennett

Today is a wonderful day to give thanks a praise our Lord God Father of Jesus Christ. God's blessing are pooring over all of you. Let God take all of your worries and transform them to victories. May God take all of your illnesses and make you healthy. May God take all of your sadnesses and make you and all of those you love and love you JOYOUS!!            - Antonio Dipino

What is our everyday strategy? Give thanks unto the lord

In the silent times, seek God

In the painful times, praise God

In the terrible times, trust God

At all times, thank God!            - Ann Voskamp, Canada

 

Today's Creation Moment - Reversible Wings: Mystery or Creativity?

Isaiah 31:5 "As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver [it; and] passing over he will preserve it."

Sometimes incredible wonders pass right before our eyes, but we are not equipped to see them. Take the hummingbird, for an example.

Did you know that like the woodpecker, the hummingbird has a tongue that wraps all the way around its head just under the skin? This feature is not really evident when you look at the hummingbird. Nor is the wonderful way in which its wings move, so that it can hover, fly forwards or fly backwards.

High-speed photography has revealed some amazing secrets about the hummingbird's wings that cannot be noticed by the eye. All birds, except the hummingbird, move their wings at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. Only the hummingbird is capable of turning his wings upside down, so that when he hovers, both strokes of his wings beat the air in order to support him. This demonstrates that the hummingbird is not a modification of the general bird design – as evolutionists tell us. Rather, the hummingbird was created with unique features that enable it to make its living.

Likewise, when God tells us that He cares for those who are His through faith in Christ's saving work, we don't always see exactly how He is caring for us. But like the virtually invisible features of the hummingbird, His care is nevertheless there.

Prayer: Father in heaven, I thank You that You have made me Your own child through Jesus Christ. Help me to believe what You tell me in Your Word, even if I cannot see it all for myself. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Tale of the Hummingbird

A top highlight of summer is the hummingbirds - darting here and there, feeding and hiding. Forwards, backwards, upside down, vertically, and just plain hovering. I love the marvelous little flying miracles.

A righteous man regards the life of his animal…  Proverbs 12:10

One warm, sunny day, I spent all afternoon and into the evening helping a neighbor get his potatoes planted. I finally returned home as the sun was setting…it was getting dark and it was getting cool.
Inside, I was surprised to discover I had a visitor in the grand piano room – one of my hummingbirds! When i entered the room, he flew frantically all around the ceiling looking for an opening, and finally perched on the exposed wire that hangs from the high ceiling, running to a hanging lamp.

What did i do? I did the only thing I knew to do – I Immediately spoke with our loving heavenly Father - 'Father - what can i do to help this bird? i need wisdom; I need Your help.'

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally…  James 1:5

In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.   Job 12:10

Then I spoke softly to my visitor 'hello....i want to help you.'

At once, the hummingbird flew off his perch near the ceiling and landed on the grand piano, a step away from me. Astonished, I took a half step and calmly spoke to him again - 'I'm not gonna hurt you...but I am gonna reach out and put you in my hand so I can take you outside.'

A few seconds later, i reached out and softly closed my right hand around the bird. My visitor gave no resistance. I walked him outside and set him on the deck railing. A few seconds later, as if nothing much had happened, the hummingbird casually flew up to a branch in a tree about 15 feet above the ground…and for several moments looked back at me, as if in appreciation. Then he flew away to resume his usual life with the dozens and dozens of other hummingbirds.

Who among does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? Job 12:9

This wonderful incident lasted less than 60 seconds; the memory will last a lifetime.

Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.  Luke 12:6

Aren't these stories wonderful?

Once again, my friend ST Mann has enchanted and mesmerized us with his special words and phrases.