An Outdoor Art Show

Not long ago, I attended an incredible outdoor art show this evening. Our family drove over to the beach, stood on the boardwalk and watched the moon rise in the Eastern sky. We try to do that whenever there is a full moon. So with the ocean breeze blowing in my face, and listening to the tide roll in, we watched as the moon appeared over the horizon.

It starts as a glow, then grows lighter until a bubble of light appears on the water. As the moon rises, the light shimmers off the Atlantic while the waves roll in to shore. I’ve tried to take pictures in the past, but our camera just isn’t good enough to really tell what is happening. The fact is, camera nor canvas could do this powerful portrait of creation justice.

The show on this particular night contained a special treat for me. As I watched the moon rise, suddenly it disappeared behind a cloud. The cloud was thick enough that even the glow was mostly blocked. Then, it was if we got a second moonrise for the night. It burst from behind the cloud with all the glory as if it were just showing itself over the horizon the first time. It was incredible!

Then it occurred to me. God was playing His version of peek-a-boo with us. The moon would shine so brightly and then would be completely covered up with clouds. It would come out again, and then be partially covered. Just as if a baby were covering his little eyes with his pudgy hands.

Could it be that sometimes it seems as if God is nowhere around? Does it sometimes feel as though we are not important to Him today? Do you wonder if God is just playing games with us? Or could it be that He is just trying to show us His glory; again and again and again?

Please realize God never takes His eyes off us. That would be totally against His nature. But the beauty of His handiwork that I was able to see at the ocean looked as if He desired to communicate a message of His creative genius to me. He wanted to make sure that I knew that the beauty of the Earth is His. He’s allowing us to enjoy it and be good stewards of it, but all the glory belongs to Him!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee. How great Thou art, How Great Thou Art!