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Psalm 113:3 “From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name is to be praised.” In the previous Creation Moment, I talked about the snow buttercup, which lives in a cold environment and focuses some of the Sun’s heat...

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2 Peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” We ...

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1 Peter 5:6-7 “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” A gypsy moth caterpillar infestation can strip the leaves from large numbers of trees, ...

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Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Genesis uses only a few words and simple language to describe the creation of trees. That hardly seems fa...

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Psalm 104:24 “O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.” How smart is the smartest tree you ever met? Does it sound silly to speak of trees as being smart? Botanists are learning that some ...

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Job 10:12 “Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.” The study of plants’ abilities to protect themselves from insect attackers is a fairly new and rapidly growing area of research. It seems that new and...

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John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” New research shows that, when attacked, many plants make chemicals that will give munchin...

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Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” Roses have fascinated people for thousands of years. While modern rose strains are the result of two centuries of breeding, the Greek naturalis...

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Numbers 11:5 “We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:” Garlic. Even say the word and some people move away to give you some distance. Others gather ...

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Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Some people talk to their plants. But what do you say to a bacterium? Evidently the soybea...

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