The realization came like lightning in the sky as I walked and watched the afternoon fade into evening. It was a panoramic show of color, clouds, and shadows. Watching brought the word inexhaustible to mind. There has never been an evening filled with colors and clouds and sky like the one I stood beneath on this day. How many times since the beginning of creation has the sky been filled with such a display and never a repeat performance. Amazing! What was on display today has never been seen and will never be seen again.
In that moment of walking and watching, the creation spoke a word about its inexhaustibility. The word came in a moment when I was pondering my word weariness. To write something each day often brings me to a point of not being able to create a new word, or even say an old word in a different way. Word weary. There is nothing inexhaustible about my putting words together to create pictures and images.
In moments of being reminded of my finite and limited abilities, I am grateful for the inexhaustible nature of both the creation and the Creator. Even as the Creator is inexhaustible, so is the creation He has put it in place to reveal Himself to us. Remember that Word of the prophet Isaiah, "Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable." (Isaiah 40:28) Both the creation and the Word of God speak ever so clearly about the inexhaustible nature of God. When the Word of God and the creation reveal the same Word about the Holy One, it seems like it is a moment of putting clapping hands together in praise to God.
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