A conversation between Kalli Womack Cook and Frank McEleny, brother and sister in the Lord.
Kalli………….
The Father said, “There is beauty in the earth.” The child asked, “Where?” The Father said, “A flower blooms in the desert.” And the child responded, “But no one sees it.” And the Father said, “Yet, because it blooms it makes it true: There is beauty in the earth, And truth is beautiful.”
This morning, the whispered prayer of my heart was, “Lord, help me to be like You, in a world that is not.” The whispered prayers of our heart are like flowers blooming in the desert. Beauty unseen. But the beauty of a flower isn’t measured by how many people observe and appreciate its beauty. A flower’s beauty is the same, whether it blooms unseen in the desert or near a well-traveled sidewalk.
Mankind does not set the standard for beauty. Nor does mankind’s measurable observations of beauty determine its existence or value. Beauty unseen by men, is seen by God. And in a world wholly unlike Christ, it makes this statement true: “There is still beauty to be found in this world.” Maybe not for long, but for now.
Frank……………
And to finish the thought from Corinthians, when we gaze upon that which is unseen, the eternal weight of His glory falls upon us. We cannot see this “weight,” yet it presses down upon our hearts and oil pours forth. This eternal weight of glory changes the very atmosphere, unseen, but rarified air breathed and glory exhaled.
When Angie and I hike, I search out the hidden flowers, often having her pull back leaves so that I can take the shot and show the world what beforehand, only God could see, and He does. Isn’t it just the same with us? He sees what the world cannot and it brings Him great pleasure.
Kalli………………
I remember a while ago, I watched a nature documentary about sea creatures that lived fathoms below the surface. They were mesmerizingly beautiful and my initial reaction was sadness that such beauty should go to waste, unseen and unappreciated by man. And then the Spirit used that moment to teach me a greater truth about beauty.
Until that moment, I had never realized how much I assumed that beauty existed for mankind. That if man doesn’t observe it to appreciate it, then it is somehow wasted. I learned that beauty doesn’t exist for us. It exists because God is beautiful and He is the One who created all things. Beauty exists because God exists.
Frank………………
Amen Kalli! It’s a magnificent truth that the God of all glory, the creator, takes delight in His creation. Imagine a world where no two flowers are alike, every one, like the snowflakes, different and every one a masterful piece of artistry. That world is the Kingdom of God, that flower, is you. And His delight is to see it blossom.
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madrekins said
The sooner we figure out it’s ALL about HIM & NOT us. The better off we are. It helps EVERYTHING else fall into proper place.
The GOD of ALL Creation did the most SELFLESS act possible HE sent HIS ONLY begotten Son to earth in human flesh and in human form to die for the sins of the world. We a world NOT worthy. But GOD somehow finds something of beauty to delight in.
Then HIS Son followed the Father’s lead with HIS SELFLESS act in Obedience to HIS Father.
We sometimes forget that HE cried to The Father to take the cup from HIM. We too MUST follow in those footsteps set before us. We MUST give up Self even though our flesh does NOT want to.
Praise the LORD!
Blessings Brother Frank
appolus said
Amen!! Sorry for the delay, my 83 year old mother was visiting from Scotland from Thansgiving to Christmas, but became very ill, we have to call the paramedics and she was in hospital for 5 days with severe sepsis. In and through it all, God was good to us and once more, it was His strength that got us through. Mum is back in Scotland and doing well…….bro Frank.
madrekins said
Praise the LORD for the good news of your Mums recovery. GOD is good all the time.
Glad to hear you had time with her. It’s quite a distance foe someone her age to travel.
Blessings Brother