Imagine you were the wealthiest person on earth. Imagine if you possessed the greatest intellect, knowledge, and ability known to humanity. Imagine if you had at your command myriads of minions to do your bidding, to carry out your every plan instantly and to the full. Imagine that you built great cities, planted vast forests, and created the most astounding works of art. Imagine if no one noticed.
For decades every spring, there comes a day when I go out the front door to get the morning paper, and I’m stopped in my tracks by a beautiful, delicate flower growing where almost no one can see it. That crocus is so astonishingly colored and formed that I just hold my breath for a minute, then grab my camera to capture its image before it fades away.
One day this week I asked God, “Why bother?” Why would He, the most powerful, the most intelligent, the most creative force in the universe, plant this tiny flower right there where my wife and I are the only ones to see it? Why would He, with all the great resources at His command, put so much beauty into this fragile blossom?
I found the answer in His word. The crocus’ is God’s way of saying, “I’m here. I love you.” When He created the world, He could have shown us His abundant love by simply providing “practical” things like food, water, air. It would have been more than enough to sustain life. But God choose to make things beautiful, to enrich our lives, to reveal Himself so that we might see Him as He is.
How grateful I am for this little flower, this non-practical evidence that our Heavenly Father loves us. SDG
Luke 12:27-29 (ESV) Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
Robert Frohlich 
Similarly, that little, oft-overlooked phrase, “He made the stars also.”
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Numbered and named them! Just amazing!
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The atheist has a difficult time coming up with an explanation for our desire for beauty or love. As C.S. Lewis observed, “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
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The crocus speaks to me in the exact same way!
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The crocus is such a beautiful thing! God does take delight in surprising us with many wonders in creation. I am glad that the crocus is right there where both you and your wife can enjoy it.
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What a lovely image and timely reminder of God’s great love during Holy Week. Thank you for sharing!
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I’ve had similar thoughts upon hidden discoveries of wonder and beauty. One time an Admiral Butterfly landed on my leg as I sat on our deck, and he/she stayed quite awhile. That gave me the opportunity to study the symmetrical pattern of the wings, the delicate scallops around the edges, and the tiny black and white stripes on the antennae. How many people have even seen those details, except for the lepidopterists out there! In those moments I felt the beauty of the Lord upon me (Psalm 90:17)—his favor and splendor–as one of his loveliest, most graceful creatures honored me with his presence. I’ll never forget it!
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I sat all forlorn on a bench one day when suddenly a robin came and sat next to me and kept looking at me – head cocked to one side – my favourite lil bird – I knew it was God saying I’m here – trust me. Naturally I was fine after that.
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Such God-incidences are such a blessing, aren’t they?
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Amen to that!
They are indeed! Our sovereign Father sees all, we’re so blessed.
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Daffodils give me that reminder every spring. I don’t have crocus but I would like to get some started.
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I too love flowers that pop up out of nowhere. A tulip flowered yesterday in the grounds. It wasnt there last year. In fact we builders making a mess all over the place. ? Amazing birds. God arranges everything. Yes one can just stare at them they’re so incredible.
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