Remember how just yesterday I was saying that it seems when the Lord shows me even a mere glimpse of Himself as the Great I Am, He then proceeds to saturate my life with that revealed truth? Today I woke and read a Piper devotion entitled "The Pistol Star and the Power of God- Meditation on Science, Sight, and Divine Splendor." In it he talks about the marvel of the discovery of the Pistol Star as just a glimpse of the power of our God, and yet in the scientific discovery there is no mention of God which was just as stunning to him. He states, "The heavens are telling the glory of God and the firmament declares the work of his hands (Psalm 19:1) Not to see the glory of God in the Pistol Star is to be blind." He tells us to open our eyes and see to worship God as "the cosmos exists to help you know God, the Maker. And the main message is that he is very great and that we are very small. We need to feel this greatness." So as I am drearily cleaning the church today surrounded by trash, bleach, and Lysol fumes, what does God pour out of the heavens but an amazing thunderstorm followed by probably the most vividly beautiful double rainbow I have ever seen. This is just a simple photo from my phone, the rainbow before me was so full of color and depth that it just didn't even make sense to the eye that it wasn't created by markers on paper. The best I know there really isn't any need in the world for a rainbow. I'm pretty sure if rainbows ceased to exist the world would still continue, but there it was today as a whisper of the majesty of my Father who not only supplies my needs but pours the blessings of my cup to overflowing with things like unexpected winter thunderstorms and rainbows.
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