Trees

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

- Trees by Joyce Kilmer, 1886 -1918

Trees are amazing things. They produce oxygen for us to breathe. They give us shade to cool us in the summer. And birds nest in them, just as the poem says. Trees even power our cars. Bacteria and plants (trees) + time + pressure = oil. We refine oil into gasoline.

God also uses trees in the Bible to describe life and wisdom and knowledge. Trees existed before Adam and Eve - they were created on the third day (Genesis 1:11). Adam was created on the sixth day (Genesis 1:27).

Someone recently asked, "How God could send people to hell who have never heard about Him?" The answer to that question is found, of course, in the Bible. God's creation is the living evidence that He must exist. Somebody had to have made all this stuff!

"For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse." - Romans 1:19-20

Further tree thoughts: Did you ever notice how a trees' branches resemble the human lung? They both breathe air and live. Coincidence? God's creation is amazing. And tree's are only one example of God's handiwork.

The following link is to a website that contains many such stories about God's creation. Check it out and be amazed at all of the things that God has done.

Creation Moments