MAY 8, 2013
Golden
Eagle
Read: Psalm 145:1-7
I will meditate . . .
on Your wondrous works. —Psalm 145:5
My son Mark and I were leaving the Clyde Peterson Ranch in
Wyoming
to head back to Michigan. In the distance we spotted a huge bird
sitting
in a solitary tree overlooking a steep canyon. As we approached, the
golden eagle leaped from the tree and soared out over the canyon, the
golden
streaks in its feathers shimmering in the morning sun. Its immense
size and
beauty filled us with wonder. We felt privileged to witness this
magnificent
demonstration of God’s awesome creativity.
Creation displays God’s “wondrous works” (Ps. 145:5). And when
we stop
to meditate on those works, we can’t help but be awed as our minds and
spirits
are moved to reflect on the character of the God who created them.
That golden eagle told my son and me a story of the creative
genius of our
mighty God. So does the flitting songbird, the doe with her
playful fawn, the pounding surf, and delicate little flowers such as
bachelor’s-button and spring beauty. In the most unexpected moments and
out-of-the-way places the
Lord shines His glory in this world in order to
reveal Himself to us. Those serendipitous moments are opportunities to
“meditate . . . on [His] wondrous works” (v.5).
This
is my Father’s world,
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas—
His hand the wonders wrought. —Babcock
Always be on the
lookout for wonder. —E. B. White
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
