The Creator. He's Amazing!

 "All things were made through Him, and without Him, nothing was made that was made."

John 1:3

The four pictures on this post are of the four gardens God gave me after I retired. I had never played in dirt before, never wanted too. But God gave me this unknown joy after I retired. It was a joyful blessing in my life, and I miss God walking with me "In the Garden." I'm thankful to have pictures to remember it by, and I look at them often during this season of the year. This was the first garden created in the Spring, the Summer garden.

I don't always have words to share, and I didn't for this post. During times like this I pray and ask God to give me words to write. He has never failed me. Yesterday morning during my reading time, my heart was encouraged by an unknown hymn in my hymnal and words by Anne Graham Lotz in her book, The Joy of My Heart." They sealed my joy. This post is in honor of our wonderful Creator of all things.

This is the second garden created the following fall, the Spring garden. The bird house sign says: "God lives here" from a picture I saw in Karla Dornacher's book, "Down a Garden Path."

My daily devotion time always includes the reading of two hymns in the hymnal I have. I read straight through the hymnal every year. When I turned to the reading yesterday morning, I saw a hymn where I had previously highlighted all the verses. A hymn I was not familiar with and have never heard sung. I couldn't find a video of this hymn, so I don't know the music, but the words are enough.

Creator of the Universe

Wesley I. Forbis

"Creator of the universe, of cosmic wind and storm;

Creator of all life on earth, of atom, cell and form;

Of all the wonders that You are, or that You may yet be,

The birth of Christ, love's Morning Star, Your greatest gift to me.

"Creator of the universe, of matter, space, and time;

Creator of all life on earth, of body, soul, and mind;

Of all the wonders that You share, I tremble at Your call;

That I should go, that I should dare to share Your gift to all.

"Creator of the universe, of water, fire, and stone;

Creator of all life on earth, of wonders yet unknown;

The cross that shattered death's domain is love's triumphant call;

God's love in Christ, I must proclaim the greatest gift of all."

This is the Wildflower garden created the next spring. A buck statue guards the garden. 

Then I picked up Anne Graham Lotz's book, "The Joy of My Heart" and read these words:

The Greatness of God's Power

Anne Graham Lotz

" God created atoms and angels and ants,

crocodiles and chiggers and clouds,

elephants and eagles and electrons,

orchids and onions and octopuses,

frogs and feathers and sea foam,

diamonds and dust and dinosaurs,

raindrops and sweat drops,

dewdrops and blood drops,

and me! and You!

"The greatness of His power to create and design and form,

 and mold and make and build and arrange, defies the limits of our imagination.

And since He created everything, 

there is nothing beyond His power to fix or mend or heal or restore!"

This is the Peony/Hibiscus garden created the following fall. I was able to enjoy these gardens for four years before moving to NW PA. 

I thank God for always bringing words to my heart so that I can share them with others, hoping to encourage hearts and inspire readers to live for Christ. And I thank Him for my gardens that He gave me to inspire my soul and draw closer to Him as I walked through them.

The creator. He's amazing!

By His Grace . . .