Hello Friends, how are you today? There is a Cardinal calling to its friends outside my window.Β He is probably telling them donβt be anxious for anything.Β I think cardinals are my favorite birds.Β TheΒ beautiful, vibrant red color of the male is absolute perfection, not even Louboutins come close.

They have different bird calls; I suppose different sentences have different bird sounds.Β One would think the vibrancy of the colors would make them easily seen, but they are very good at hiding.Β I wonder why the Lord gave such beauty to the males in the animal kingdom. Iβve always found that quite unique; usually beauty is seen in women, isnβt it? Are the female birds enchanted by their beauty or by their skills or can it be both? Sometimes, definitely not often enough, I am in awe of the greatness of my God; He gives such grace and beauty, efficiency and skills, to the animals around us.Β No matter how many times I see them, the beauty and grace of these creatures always leave me flabbergasted.IΒ love sunsets, I would love sunrises too, if I got up early enough.Β Donβt judge! Sunsets are my thing; they make my heart glad, when I see them.Β How can a sunset bring such a variety of colors? Strangely too, depending on the temperature and the clouds, they even dare to arrive with a whole new set of colors. Unbelievable! How do they do that? βSunsetsβ; even the name tells you something amazing is about to happen.Β Whoever came up with the name deserves a Noble Peace Prize. I guess if I goggled it I could tell you the name of that person, but I donβt feel like it.Β The mixture of oranges, yellows, purples, grays, blues are incredible. I have seen people suddenly stop in their tracks at the stunning beauty of a sunset.Β They usually encourage those around them to stop and take in the radiance of this phenomenon. Sometimes, definitely not often enough, I stand in awe of the majesty of my God, atΒ the resplendence of a sunset.
How are you today? Sometimes itβs too easy for the words of others to affect how we view ourselves. With all the resplendence, beauty, grace and skills, creatures and sunsets may possess, we have far more.Β We are more loved, more cherished by the Powerful, Majestic God. He gives us the birds and deers and turtles and sunsets for our enjoyment. He says, βSee meβ.Β
We are more beautiful, we are worth more than any of these.Β We are uniquely created.Β We are so valuable, that a Loving Father sent His only Begotten Son to bear the punishment of our sins. (John 3:16)Β He took it all; not just yesterdaysβ, but todayβs and tomorrowβs and all future sins.Β He came to earth with the express purpose of redeeming us.Β Β He bought us back, with His blood, from Satanβs clutches. (Romans 4:25; I Peter 3:18)Β
What makes this, so eventful is that, itβs a gift.Β (Romans 5:15; Ephesians 2:8,9) Itβs free and just in case you missed that, it will cost us nothing.Β This free gift of salvation can only be obtained when we accept that Gift. First, we must understand we are not good people ~ (Romans 3:23). Then we must realize because of this, we are doomed to be eternally separated from our Creator. (Romans 6:23)Β Β But our Lord does not want that for us.Β Remember He sent His Son to be the sacrifice for our sins.Β He is giving us a way out! We need saving, ladies and gentlemen and only the Savior can save us from the penalty of sin. No one is exempted. He died so that all can be saved. Salvation can be yours too, my friend.Β Believe Him today and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, if you have not already done so.Β How are you today? Have you accepted Christ as your Savior?
54 responses to “LOVED MORE THAN THESE”
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Thanks for this opportunity, may the Lord be praised
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Amen! Thank you Jesus!!! I love sunsets! I always gaze into the beauty of the Lord through them and capture images of them as well! π blessings! Thanks for sharing those stunning pics with us.
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Isn’t our God absolutely amazing that He gives such beauty to us. Praise the Lord
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Yep indeed HE IS!!!
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The Lord’s Creation is truly amazing!! & I really like your blog posts, so I nominated you for the Blogger Recognition Award! π God bless! https://walkingwiththeway.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/blogger-recognition-award/
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Thank you, my friend. All glory belongs to our God
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I love this post. It’s just lovely and adoring of the Great Artist and Designer of the universe. Thanks
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Amen! Our God is amazing in His love for us! All glory belongs to Him
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I need to remember that the cardinals are telling each other not to worry about anything! lovely sunsets!
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Amen! I love sunsets π it another reminder that all things are safe in Gidks hands
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Amenππ»
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Praise the Lord!
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Beautiful post pretty lady! No judgment here, I too am a sunset girl. Whatβs that phrase…..the early bird gets the worm, I say he can have itπ Big hugsππ€
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πππ He can have mine too β sunsets are Godβs gift to man to remind us of His power and magesty and mist definitely His grace
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With all due respect to Brothers, the longer I live the more I am convinced that God made the males more colorful because they needed an extra edge to get anywhere near females.
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π€£π€£π€£ I so agree with statement. Love it π May the Lord bless you
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WOW! Everything in this post really struck a chord with me. I love cardinals and sunsets.
It’s strange because in a small way I love the starkness of winter and the beauty of the bright red cardinal against that starkness is amazing.
I have often marveled at how the males in the animal kingdom are so much more resplendent than the females, too!
I constantly am in awe of sunsets, and I am definitely NOT a morning person. I lived in Texas many years when I was younger and seeing the sunsets stretch as far as the eye can see would sometimes move me to tears.
Praise God for His free gift!
Blessings~π
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Amen! Amen! Our God is absolutely amazing. He not only brings eternal life, but He brings beauty with it. π
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AMEN!
Blessings~π
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So encouraging!
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Praise the Lord, May the Lord be praised
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I love observing Godβs beautiful creations, more importantly recognizing Him as the Creator of all!!! He deserves the praise..your way of explaining and sharing the gospel message at the end of your post was fantastic. I pray it would cause an unbeliever or someone questioning their faith to seek & love Him in a whole new way!!!!
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Amen! ππ½ Praise the Lord, thatβs my prayer too I love nature, I find myself literally talking to the Lord just about everything I see
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I love this post! I have also found that when I feel anxious, and if I take a look around me – I can see the miracles of God’s creations everywhere! The trees, the mountains, the sky, the flowers. These bring me so much PEACE. It’s really hard to describe how it happens, but it just does! This really is an abundant life that we are blessed with. π
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I understand completely, Godβs creation Helps me take a deep breathe and release the stress of the day Itβs a great reminder of His majesty and power
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You are looking beautiful today and i love all the pictures was just telling someone I think I need a camera because i enjoy God’s creation and my cell works but not the best but I found myself just taking random pictures of nature all around so I may invest in a better camera. Just been a thought for a couple days now. The pictures are lovely.
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Nature expresses Godβs love to us, I think. Definitely the camera will help thank you and may the Lord bless you
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I love to stand and watch a beautiful sunset, too! They are so beautiful!
Great pics!
By the way, I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. If you’re interested in doing the post, check out the rules and such at: https://plantedbylivingwater.wordpress.com/2018/09/18/sunshine-blogger-award/
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Wow! Thank you so much, I really do appreciate it sunsets are the best, Godβs painting of grace
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Beautiful post, thank you!
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Praise the Lord, all glory belongs to Him thank you
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Oh I love Gods creatures and His beautiful artwork as well! I take pics of sunsets and rises all of the time. It is proof of His glory and love for us. Can you imagine living in a grey, bland world?! What a wonderful Father we have.
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Ohh I love that Ashley.. I never thought about it that way, but I really canβt imagine living in a world without color. Thanks for pointing that out! Now I have so much more to be grateful
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Praise the Lord! β€οΈβ€οΈ
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I think the females are left with dull coloring to keep them safe. Part of God’s plan for more birds. Wonderful post!
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Thanks for letting us in on that information. That does make perfect sense ππ All the glory belongs to our God
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Lovely and inspiring post as always π I am so grateful that I have only to look out my window to see a constant reminder of God’s greatness and grace. If only I remembered to do so more often π God Bless!
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ππ I know, life at times can move so quickly that before you know it, days has passed us by. Our God is amazing and faithful to His People.
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I love sunsets too. Sunrise is fine but I donβt think itβs as beautiful and majestic. Iβve watch the sunset before completely itβs kind of a cool thing. I always think of how lovely it is that God paints the sky so beautiful for us to see.
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Yes! My sentiments exactly! I love the way you said, I can just imagine that scene with the Lord calling out to us to look up! Beautiful comment, thanks for sharing
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Such beautiful thoughts and photos! God is so good! Thank you for this wonderful reminder. Love this post! β€
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Yes, we serve an amazing God. He is love and He expresses that love to us every day
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Awwww, is that your kitty? It’s beautiful!!π»
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Yes she is such good company, that day she just wanted to be clingy π
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How sweet! I have two cats and a dog….three fur babies!ππΈπΈπ
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Love them π
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Whoo, Amen, Amen, and Amen! Preach it!!! I love those shoes too! And you have a big turtle? Cool! I loved seeing Cardinals in Illinois. Such a unique sounding bird! Praise God for this message of encouragement! God bless you!
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actually the turtle I saw near the lake on one of my morning runs π π I think she was getting ready to lay her eggs π π Praise the Lord for His beautiful creation. Our Lord is amazing
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Cool! I had a turtle when I was a kid. He was just a little guy I named Max. He loved sitting in my hand and letting me gently pet his head. He would close his eyes and just rest. It was awesome. The Lord is amazing indeed!
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I, too, love the beauty all around us in nature – the animals, the sky. I’m like you in that I love sunsets. I even live in a place called Sunset! I also love sunrises, but it’s hard to get up that early. π I’m thankful God has given us so much to enjoy. Most of all I’m thankful for His love and that He chose us to be His daughters! Blessings to you, sister! I’m your neighbor at #TrekkingThru and #TeaAndWord.
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Thank you for visiting Gayl π π Getting up early is difficult π Now that’s a beautiful name for a place to live, sounds like it was inspired by the views π π May the Lord bless you
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Sunsets are beautiful.
I never watched the sunset.
Hopefully one day I will.
Nice post
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You will enjoy and stand in awe of our Lord, God π
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