It's easy to see why Aaron thinks these are "cool rocks"
“Search me, O God, and know my heart.” (Psalm 139:23)
One of my twin sons, Aaron, is fascinated by rocks and rock formations. I often wonder if he may someday become a famous geologist. Aaron will spend hours combing through the front yard of our house looking for certain rocks that catch his interest. He has plenty of rocks to look at since my front yard seems to breed them. He will pick up each individual pebble, examine it thoroughly, then either add it to his collection of “cool rocks” or set it aside to be examined again later.
Aaron’s current fascination is geodes. The outside of a geode is often rather uninteresting, kind of bumpy, hard, and look like any number of ordinary stones. But when cracked open, they reveal beautiful crystalline formations that are sometimes very striking in their appearance. They range in size and shape from very small to up to 10 inches in diameter. These amazing rock formations seem to be fairly common in the central United States and it is easy to see why Aaron is so interested in them.
How does Aaron know when he has found one of these cool rocks? Does he rely on his experience while searching? Or does he have some sort of “X-Ray vision” that allows him to see what’s inside the rocks he is observing?
Obviously Aaron doesn’t have “X-Ray vision” but if humans can be described as rocks, God can see through us to the inner core. He searches us and examines our hearts, minds, and souls. He can see what no one else can, whether the heart is a God-glorifying geode or a solid stone. If He finds what He is looking for, He cracks it open with His glorious power and cleanses us of all unrighteousness (1John 1:9) so all can see our inner beauty.
At the same time if our hearts are hard, He may set us aside for further examination at a later date. I pray that our Lord Jesus may see through each of our hearts and find the beautiful geodes of humanity that He will find worthy to use for His glory; when He cracks open the outer shell of our hearts, He finds pure crystals that are pleasing to Him.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1John 1:9)
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By: Ashley on April 2, 2010
at 5:23 pm
Beautiful, Shannon! By the way, the rock fascination must be genetic. Grandma Bunch always loved rocks, and Andrew collected them when he was little, too! In fact, we still have “Andrew’s Box of Rocks” in one of our closets.
By: Becky on April 3, 2010
at 3:18 pm
Good post and good use of the nature of God to bring a point of what God has and is doing on the inside of us.
I too have enjoyed watching Aaron’s interest in rocks. He is a great young man.
PB
By: Bob AuBuchon on April 3, 2010
at 4:01 pm
You and Aaron have a unique and special way of looking at mundane things and making observations that are not seen by other people. God has blessed you both with this gift, and I am so proud of you for sharing your thoughts and insight. Love you!
By: Mom on April 7, 2010
at 7:19 pm