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God's Creation and Word

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."
-- John 1: 1-5

The Glory of God

How amazing are the things we see in our world? Sometimes we spend too much time working, worrying about our problems or just staying busy that we fail to stop and look at the incredible world in which we live. The framework for our incredible world was set in motion a very long time ago, but the beauty and incredible architecture are still bearing fruit to us today.

God's Greatest Gift

Sacred scripture, inspired by God, has been handed down for thousands of years and continues to have a great impact on us and the world we live in. It is truly amazing that text two thousand or more years old can still be so relevant to the world we live in today. The greatest gift bestowed upon man by God, was providing the guidance to do His will - the Word.

Sharing the Gift and the Glory

God's Creation and Word is bringing together a small part of God's Word, using scripture, and God's Glory, using images of the world we live in today. The inspiration for each piece, a reflection or other such description will be provided herein in the hope that the sharing will continue to inspire others.

New Heights

Weekly Reflections - February 2009

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

New Heights - Photo & Design by Jesse Cabungcal

The image was taken in Pikes Peak - Colorado Springs, while I was there photographing a conference for a corporate client. It’s amazing in places like Colorado, when you’re in the valley surrounded by these breath taking mountains, that when you look up at them you only see the beauty of it not realizing that when you clime these mountains, for every one thousand feet of altitude their beauty expands to something indescribable. For every thousand feet of elevation new valleys are discovered, new mountain range unveil, just a total new outlook. When I look down in the very place where I came from, (the farthest valley shown on the very top of the picture attached), the feeling at 11,000 feet is a feeling I can never put into words, there’s nothing like it.

God wants for all of us to expand our reach to new heights in life. God created Man in the image and likeness of God that He would like for everyone to be successful, but we must use our God given gift planted in each of us when He gave us life. Keep in mind that God will not produce losers if we are all created in His image and likeness. First and foremost, we must seek the kingdom of God, as it says in the bible, and all will be given onto you. Do you realize at times when we level someone very successful because of material possession? Most of the time people tend to judge success in material possessions. I think a complete success is a combination of love of God, love of others, wealth in many different forms, could be friends and community, your God given gifts, but the most important one for me is peace. No matter what you have, if we don’t have peace in life we can never be happy. We can truly experience a piece of heaven on earth if we have balance and harmony of all of the above. Most of the time when we don’t have the contentment that we long for, it’s due to the fact that Christ is not the center of our lives. He is the alpha and the omega that can give us the wisdom and knowledge to accomplish all things we are longing for.

General Message from Artist

I felt that God spoke to me in my heart. He says, “My creation is no less than perfect if everyone will learn how to see and appreciate it, your guide is in the book of life.” I must be obedient to this message. Ever since, I’ve been moved to truly see and appreciate His wonderful creation and words which truly give me peace. It’s not like I didn’t know how to compose properly when I shoot pictures nor didn’t know how to organize and gather the proper elements when creating an image. I just have a true conviction and the passion using my God given gift to capture the beauty of His love and creation in our natural environment.

We all are given a special gift, planted in each of us when He created us. Each are special and was meant to be used for His glory and to build His kingdom. Analyze your strength and find that special gift within you. Develop it and use it for the glory of God and you will be rewarded.

Appreciate the sunshine, all that surrounds you, the beautiful environment that God has given us which meant to give us comfort if we learn to appreciate it. All material possessions can all be gone tomorrow but the trees, the sunshine, and the free air we breathe, our loved one, all came from God will always be with us. Focus on loving God and family and do your very BEST with the given talent and undertaking His given you and He will do the rest!

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