Garden view from the terrace at Powerscourt, the lake at Powerscourt & at the edge of the estate - a view of Sugarloaf Mountain Located outside of Dublin, Ireland is a magnificent estate named Powerscourt. This beautiful Castle was home to the le Poer family for which the castle is named. The estate gardens are the main attraction. The grounds contain manicure lawns, a walled garden, statuary, and sunken Japanese Garden. As we walked along the pathways that wove throughout the gardens, I couldn’t help but be in awe of the beauty that surrounded me. It’s hard not to be impressed with the money and imagination that it took to put a garden or really gardens like these in place. But upon reflection, was it man that made the vibrant colors of the dahlias, & the borders that line the walled garden? No it is God who brings nature to life. At best man can only claim the arrangement in Powercourts gardens as well as our gardens. Often times we try to imitate what God has placed naturally on this earth. To further drive home the point, we came to the edge of the estate, and looked across a misty valley of trees, meadows, & beyond towards the wooded hills on the other side, all placed there by the creator of this universe. Man with all of power and money could not replicate what God had place there.
In one of my recent Bible Study Fellowship lessons (BSF), we were asked to contemplate on a passage written by Paul. The passage reads:
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
Romans 1:20
Paul is encouraging us to look around at the beauty and wonders of this world and understand that they’re a reflection of the power and glory of God who has made them. Are you questioning whether God is real or not? Look around you and know that the wonders of this earth could not happen by chance, but have been put here by a magnificent creator.
In one of my recent Bible Study Fellowship lessons (BSF), we were asked to contemplate on a passage written by Paul. The passage reads:
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
Romans 1:20
Paul is encouraging us to look around at the beauty and wonders of this world and understand that they’re a reflection of the power and glory of God who has made them. Are you questioning whether God is real or not? Look around you and know that the wonders of this earth could not happen by chance, but have been put here by a magnificent creator.
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