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Written by Seth Hoffman
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Nothing quite captures my heart and my affections like the beauty of God. God is holy, just, loving, powerful and indescribably more than that. But it is when I behold his BEAUTY that my soul awakens most. There are so many beautiful things in the world God has created - all of which tell us something of his own nature. None of the beauty we see around us is an end in itself but was created to point us to the nature of God himself. The brightness of a sunrise is like a shadow compared His own radiance. The pure beauty of a young woman is like a faded image beside the magnificence of God. The sweet melodic sound of brilliant music is like dissonance compared with the beautiful harmony of God Himself. The problem is, so many of us have settled for the lesser rather than experiencing the Greater. We make little gods out of nature, art or sex and we worship them. But when our joy and affections end on those gods, we are left totally empty. Why? Because their beauty was never intended to satisfy us! They were always intended to point further, to the greatness and beauty of the Creator, Himself! What little gods have you created? I have created a million in my short life so far and find myself continually repenting, seeing how I am in shallow water compared to the depths of the ocean of Beauty that is God. Join me today in delighting in God’s beauty. It is only there that our souls will find the sweet rest we seek.
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