God's Provision

God's Provision

I took a picture because I saw a thing of interest.

It was a tiny little flower on a tiny little weed in my grass.

I took another picture.

It was of a lavish, 10 inch pumpkin bloom in late July.

Both scenes caught my attention

One, so small,

The other, so large!

I was slightly irritated.

There was a honey bee on the pumpkin bloom

feeding on its nectar.

I considered the tiny flower.

About the size of the pupil of a human eye.

Curious about the detail, I zoomed in on the scene, revealed by the picture,

And beheld the surprise presence of a tiny insect

Feeding on its nectar.

The little fella feeding was about the size of the shank of a pin.

Perhaps he was as big as the width of the leg of the honey bee.

Why was I attracted to the two divergent scenes?

Beauty? Yes.

Yellow and orange? Yes.

(The pumpkin was yellow until I saw the little flower.)?

But what about the honey bee, and the tiny, tiny little insect?

The honey bee is too large to feed on the tiny flower

And the tiny insect too small to benefit the pumpkin.

The honey bee takes nourishment from the pumpkin bloom

And aids in its pollination.

The little flower provides nectar for the tiny, tiny insect

While gaining pollination from its activity.

God provided for the needs of each,

large and small,

Plant and insect.

And He made it beautiful and instructive for me.

I have come to believe He provides for our needs,

In time and eternity,

With loving kindness,

And beautiful grace!

Billy R. Masten

191810