The Mind of God....

Take a look at the following two images.


What thoughts do you have?   What do you suppose these images are?

If I told you that one image was a neural network, does that change how you view the other image?

If I told you that one image is of the known/local galaxy clusters; how do you view the other image then?

What about these images?   Some are neural networks, some are images from deep space.  Can you tell the difference?

As I was reading my devotions this morning, the image of the galaxies came up and it struck me at how similar it is to images of neural networks.  I was awestruck by the very reflection of God's creation in two very different images.  

Psalms 19:1-5 "The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.  Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.  There is no speech, nor are there words; Their voice is not heard.   Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their utterances to the end of the world.  In the He has placed a tent for the sun,  Which is as a bridegroom coming out fo his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.

I am also struck by how often we rush to God with requests and pleas for help with out ever stopping to consider the very glory and awe of who God is. 

Romans 1:20 tell us that God's eternal power and divine nature are clearly seen in what He has made:

"For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so they are without excuse."

But we are all so busy with our own lives, pre-occupied with what the world wants us to pay attention to, and occasionally the needs of others, that we allow ourselves to be blinded to the wonder's of God's creation.  

What if we stopped, for just a moment, each day and noticed the beauty of the world around us?   Noticed:

* A simple flower;

* How good the breeze feels on a warm summer day;

* How cool the grass feels on your bare feet during the summer;

* The simple elegance of a snow flake as it falls to the ground;

* The sound of leaves rustling in the breeze;

* That sound of water in a mountain stream or ocean waves crashing into the shore.  

I wonder if we did these things if we would start to see more of God and maybe be more in awe of Him?   

Would we take more time to consider His glory? 

Would we take more time to consider things as we approached Him in prayer?  

Would we consider that God uses nature to witness to us about his grace and faithfulness?

Matthew 5:43-45 "You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Love your neighbor' and hate your enemy.  But I say , love your enemies!  Pray for those who persecute you!  In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven.  For He gives his sunlight to both the veil and the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust, too."

Matthew 6:28-32  "And why worry about your clothes?  Look at the lilies and how they grow.  They don't work or make clothing , yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.  And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won't He more surely care for you?  You have so little faith!"

Would we actually ponder that when we do these things, that we may just barely be grasping who God is and be in awe of Him and how much He loves us.

That maybe, just maybe, we are getting glimpses into the mind of God.