The Seeds of Life

Genesis 1:9-11, 13  And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good. Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.... I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth."

It is awesome to see what the earth can do. The earth is the source of thousands of different miracles: trees, flowers, fruit and all manner of infinite beauty. A seed may have the hidden potential for making red flowers, but a seed alone means nothing. It must be supported by the earth. The earth is the source of wonder and beauty, but the spectacular things which spring from this earth must have some source of infinite energy where all the wonders and beauty of life originate. That source is certainly God.                                                                                                                           - SMM

About the painting: In this painting, the DNA strands show the uniqueness of each of God’s creations. The colors of the rainbow show the infinite beauty of the flowers and fruit. The rainbow was later given, the sign of God’s covenant with man in Genesis 8:12-13.