For some reason the creativity of God is never quite as evident as when I am at a zoo. My precious niece, Kaylee, is turning 4. In honor of her birthday, I took her to spend a day at the Dallas Zoo. 
We walked around looking at all the funny creatures, from lemurs to snakes to tigers to okapi. We giggled as we watched some of them play. She kept saying, in that sweet little Texas drawl, "Look, Amy, look at that one!" with all the wonder that a 4 year old still possesses. I found that wonder to be quite contagious. Their markings, shapes, sizes, mannerisms... It was so enjoyable to take in.
We tend to magnify God's love, His power, and maybe even His sovereignty (which happens to be my favorite attribute of God)- but I can't think of the last time that I rejoiced and praised the Lord for His unmatched creativity. He is solitary in His ability to create out of nothing.
Perhaps the Lord has been preparing my heart to worship as I sought to entertain my darling little niece. These past few days, through the blogs of a few friends (thank you Micah and Aron) and a great sermon I heard in the car today by Louie Giglio... glorifying God by way of creativity has been the theme. We can make much of the name of Christ by singing a song, writing a poem, painting a canvas or throwing a pot to the glory of God. And then today to remember that the creativity we express is but a shadow of the Creator.
BTW: I am not technologically advanced enough to figure out how to link you to it, but the name of the sermon was "Passion, Purpose, and Designer Jeans" by Louie Giglio if you care to check it out. You can download it on itunes from Passion: The Early Session 01.
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