There are a few different ways to predict the weather.
Some people say their joints hurt before it rains.
A variety of animals behave a bit differently before a storm.
Weathermen watch specific patters.

But here’s an even easier way to know if it’s about to rain:
Just take a peek at some pinecones.
Huh?
Pinecones close when it’s going to rain.
That’s right. This is how they respond to moisture in the air.
Why?
To disperse their seeds as widely and effectively as possible—
Because pinecones are a means of reproduction for some trees.

Did you know there are both male and female cones?
The female cones produce seeds, and the males produce the pollen that
fertilizes the female cones.

Pinecone scales have several layers. If water drops make contact with the upper layer when the cone is open, the water then slides into the inner layer and makes it expand.

When the scales begin to bend upward, they eventually curl shut.

Then when the air becomes drier, and the water inside the cone evaporates, the scales open up again.

Pinecones are designed to travel on the wind, and they can reach a distance of several hundred feet from their parent tree when conditions are ideal (dry).

If God can demonstrate His creativity and power in a pinecone . . . what He can do with a life fully committed to Him!

If He can transform a few small fish into a feast for more than 5,000 . . .
What He can do with your life!

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think,
according to the power at work within us.”
(Ephesians 3:20)

Re-read the last eight words of the above Scripture:
according to the power at work within us.
What power IS that?
The power of the Holy Spirit.
He wants to do more IN you and THROUGH you than you can even
imagine. And He has the creativity and power to do it!

You are loved.
Susie