Flowers and Butterflies

My butterfly bush is in full bloom and welcoming all the insect visitors who drop by. I was excited when a swallowtail was in our yard this weekend. Both the butterfly and the flowers remind me of God and His creation. Though butterfly is not mentioned in the Bibles I have, I'm positive God created the butterfly using His very best creativity. It is amazing to look at the way a butterfly can fly and get its food. And if you look closely this butterfly was even missing its left tail.

The butterfly bush is yet another amazing creation of God's. My bush regrows from the roots every year and is now a huge bush, in just four or five months of growth. Amazing! The tiny flowers that grow in long clusters are sweet treats for all the butterflies. Any time of day I look out, the bush is covered with the small orange and brown butterflies and bees; this was a rare and welcome view of the swallowtail.

""All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers ad the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."" (Isaiah 40:6b-8 NIV).

It truly seems that the breath of the Lord guides the butterflies and the bees to find their nectar. Perhaps if we close our eyes and concentrate we can feel the breath of God guiding us also. Life is filled with changes of direction of the wind and God is the only One who can straighten our path. His Word is the key to all of life. If we seek His Word diligently for answers we will find them. Just like the swallowtail finds the sweet blooms of the butterfly bush.

God bless your day with signs of His love for you.