Pinecones
November 18, 2022
God’s hand and heart are seen in creation. Romans 1:20 reminds us that He is on display through what He has made.
The pinecone is an illustration of His wisdom. Coated with resin, one type may stay on a tree for 20 to 30 years. The resin can only be removed by intense heat–which is what happens in forest fires. That heat ‘frees’ the pinecone to create a new tree. But it can only do so in cleared soil and sunlight. Those are precisely the conditions after a forest fire. The bare earth welcomes the cone, and the sprouting seedling has access to the sun.
Life can heat up for us and we don’t always see the beauty God is creating in us. But eventually we will.