Isn't it a Wonder?

Isn't It A Wonder...

I recently bought a little Golden Book called "Wonders of Nature," written by Jane Werner Watson, with lovely illustrations by talented Eloise Wilkin.  My children grew up loving her sweet illustrations and this book is full of them.  As I read the book, I was struck by the beauty of the message by Watson.  Although it doesn't appear it was meant to have a spiritual message, it most certainly does.  I'm going to share a few of the "wonders" mentioned in the book and include my pictures as illustration before I end with the spiritual truth I think is most beautiful.

 

"Isn't it a wonder that on the dry desert some plants have thick

stems in which they store water....and no leaves at all...and lots

 of prickly spines to keep thirsty animals from eating them up?"



These two photos of cactus and ocotillo in Arizona are perfect examples of the amazing wonder of God's creation in the dry desert.

"Isn't it a wonder that some birds fly thousands of miles
over oceans and land...and return to the same special
spots, to lay their eggs?"

The photo shows a bluebird couple who return to this box year after year to lay eggs and bring their baby birds out into the light of a new day.

"Isn't it a wonder that out in the pond smooth wiggly tadpoles
lose their tails and grow legs, and turn into frogs?"

The photo of a blue poison dart frog at the Science Museum in Durham, NC, is a beautiful example of God's variety and love of color and style.

"And that fuzzy caterpillars weave silken cocoons around
themselves and go to sleep, then wake up as pretty moths
or butterflies?"

Here is an owl butterfly that is so cool with its spots that look like eyes.

Isn't it a wonder that God created such a vast, complex and beautiful world for His children to live in?  And isn't it a wonder that God sent His only begotten Son to this earth to save His children from eternal death and offer them everlasting life in a place even more wonderful and beautiful than this earth?  As the songwriter wrote, "Oh, the wonder of it all, just to think that Jesus loves me!"