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deerIt is Nov 16th, 2010 and I am sitting in the Provincial Forrest in Northern Saskatchewan Canada.  Yesterday I was so fortunate to be able to take a buck of a lifetime for me.  Today I am just sitting in a blind enjoying God’s great creation with no gun – just a camera.  My brother in Christ, Jeff Harrington is still hunting about ½ mile away to the north of me.

            Oh what a beautiful day it is.  It is lightly snowing and it looks as if God has placed a white blanket on everything around.   The fir trees are magnificent with a stack of fresh snow on their green limbs.  There is about 6-8 inches of snow on the ground, and the silence of it all is almost deafening.  It is so quiet that I can literally hear myself think.  My feeble attempt to describe the beauty and wonder of it all does not do it justice.  How can anyone in their right mind not believe that there is a creator?

Romans 1:20 says “ For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse” (NKJV).   God’s beauty and handiwork are so evident in this part of the world on such a day as this…and a bit more wondrous for me because I am such a lover of the outdoors.   Let me share with you a few of God’s creatures that I have seen in the last 48 hours:  Deer (obviously since I already killed one), moose, coyotes, a snow white weasel, magpies, ravens, ground squirrels, geese, a shrew, and I even heard a pack of wolves howling at daybreak.

Romans 1:20 that we just read is the precursor to verse 21 which is the real meat and potatoes of this text for us as Christians… “[21] because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened”.   Verses 22 through the end of the chapter describe what their futile thoughts and foolish hearts led to.

Let us heed this warning and take to heart the consequences of not giving God the glory in all things.  Christians are called to have a thankful spirit.  God is so glorious and magnificent and His beautiful creation is screaming at us a masterpiece of His magnificent love and majesty.  I firmly believe that one of the many reasons why God gives us the many seasons is to remind us of Him and His glory.  We often can get lulled into a stagnant and self-centered spirit over time….but it is things like a winter’s snow, spring flowers, breath taking sunsets, the changing colors of the fall, or maybe just a simple rainbow that should remind us of how great is our God.  Guard against foolish hearts and futile thoughts and give God the glory for all things in thanksgiving because – God is clearly seen and we are without excuse!!

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