MARCH 28, 2012
One Beautiful Moment
Read: Isaiah 40:6-11
All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. —Isaiah 40:6
One snap of the shutter, and there it was . . . one beautiful
moment captured in time for eternity. The late summer sun
reflected in the breaking wave made the water look like liquid
gold splashing onto the shore. If my friend had not been there
with his camera, the wave would have gone unnoticed, like so
many others that have come and gone, seen only by God.
Who can imagine how many waves Lake Michigan has sent
rolling onto the shoreline? Yet each one is unique. As seen in
every wave, God makes extravagant beauty out of seemingly
mundane things. Using water and air, He makes wondrous
works of art. We enjoy His gallery in skies above and on earth
and sea below. But most of earth’s beauty remains invisible to
us; it is seen only by God.
God uses another gallery to display His glory—humans. We too
are made out of something ordinary—dust (Gen. 2:7). But to us
He added an extraordinary ingredient—His very own breath (v.7).
Like waves of the sea and flowers of the field (Isa. 40:6), our
lives are brief and seen by few. Yet each one is a beautiful
“moment” created by God to say to the world, “Behold, your God!” whose Word will last forever (v.8).
Only one life, so live it well,
And keep your candle trimmed and bright;
Eternity, not time, will tell
The radius of that candle’s light. —Miller
We fulfill our purpose when we serve our Creator.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2012
