Whose Artistry is this?

Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. Psalm 96:6


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His creations are splendid, His settings soothing, His attention to detail beyond comparison…

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[Wild Currant in bloom]

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Yet he tucks them away in little unseen crannies

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and scatters them lavishly on untrodden hillsides

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for only the mountain climber to notice.

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[tiny freckled ‘monkey flowers’]

when he chances to look down at his feet…

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[Oregan grapes on the way…]

The ones with lesser glory He gives fragrance that fills the world with the scent of orange blossoms….

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If this is how He ornaments His footstool, what must His residence be like?

One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD
And to meditate in His temple. Psalm 27:4



–LS


“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us” Ps.90:17

2 thoughts on “Whose Artistry is this?

  1. So cool to see the oregon grapes in flower. I remember sucking on them while walking on a trail if I got thirsty, but I've never seen it in flower.

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