Weeds and Wonderful Things - June 9, 2008

An outline of a bird was all I saw, but when I enlarged the picture there were young birds

Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them..

Merganser Ducks with her young. It was a wonderful thing to see them swimming together in the swift currant of the River. Family love and care. I noticed in our paper a pair of males getting married. This is confusion to God's design.

Eccl 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

Eccl 11:10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

Eccl 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

A White Egret in flight is a wonderful thing to see.

Psa 40:4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Psa 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

The Jimson weed is beautiful, as a white lily in the middle of other weeds. This flower weed one is poisonous to cattle.

Prov 3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

Prov 3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Prov 3:21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Prov 3:22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Prov 3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

Prov 3:24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet..

Our church garden is a lot of work, each row dug by shovels and hand planted. It is beautiful to see a garden where there was none. The weeds are starting to grow too. The church is in the background.

Isa 58:6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Isa 58:7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

Isa 58:8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.

Isa 58:9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

Isa 58:10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:

Isa 58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.