As a child, I spent many a spring or summer day romping through the yard as I chased flying insects. If it had fluttering wings, it fascinated me. Whether it was a butterfly, bee, or lightning bug, I followed it with envy. Fortunately, I didn’t do that with birds. That may have gotten a little messy.
Anyway, I desperately wanted my own pair of wings. I wanted the chance to flit freely through the air and reach places I would never be able to as a little girl. I wanted to walk on flower petals or sit on leaves high up in the tree tops.
Eventually, I out grew being envious of things with wings and appreciated being a little girl. Unlike the insects, I had a loving family, friends and cousins to play with, and my mom would fix me a chocolate ice cream cone every day. Obviously, I had it pretty good.
I forgot about my fascination with flying insects; that is until a few years ago. After we moved into our house now, I noticed a tall bush outside my kitchen window. I didn’t know what kind of plant it was. This tall bush thingy had beautiful purple blooms on all over it. Best of all, it had various insects flying around it. But the ones I noticed the most were the bumble bees.
As I washed dishes, I would watch the bumble bees burrow into the blooms. With pollen attached their legs, they would back of that bloom and flit to another one. This was much better than chasing them across the yard. Not only was I intrigued; I felt privileged to watch them in such detail.
Then came the day I came in from work and walked to my sink. My heart sank for there was no bush, bumble bees, or any other insects. I asked Tim what had happened to the purple flowered bush thingy. He shrugged and said he cut it down when the KUB guy couldn’t get to our gas pipes because it was in his way.
Needless to say, it wasn’t a good evening at our house.
“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.” Romans 1:20 (KJV)
Personally, I don’t believe chaos and random chance could produce what we see in nature around us. In fact, I can’t imagine taking in nature as I was able to observe and not recognizing the power and handiwork of our powerful and sovereign Lord.
Even though I no longer have the purple bush thingy and bees to watch, I have the rest of nature to admire at my disposal. I love listening to croaking tree frogs, chasing lightning bugs, seeing bird’s nest in trees, or watching trees blow in the wind. You know, I could on and on. So go outside and take in God’s handiwork as only He can create it.