Something about this time of year - new beginnings - freshness - anticipation - the beauty of God's marvelous works in creating such luxurious flowers - brings hope to my tired soul. Knowing that God has such creative skill and such knowledge of great detail in creating flowers gives me strength in trusting Him for the needs of my life. Jesus tells us that we are clothed with more beauty than the lilies of the field. Now that is hard to believe! He is at work in my life and yours making us more beautiful than these lovely flowers! What God creates reflects His character. Just as each of these flowers reflect His beauty and skill, I reflect Him in a way no one else can. Just as lilacs are a different beauty than forsythia, each of us are different beauties to the Lord. My praise to God cannot take the place of yours. My service to the Lord is not like yours. It is not a competitive race we are in, but a relationship with Jesus to reflect Him and bring His glory to this world. He desires us to grow in beauty and character the more we learn to know and study Him. It is not that I decide to be a rose or a tulip and work at it. Way more simple - it is focusing on Jesus and letting Him decide what He wants me to be. He teaches me and molds me by sending different people, experiences, trials, and tests to my life in just the right way. It sure brings a freedom to my tired soul to know that Jesus is at work for me, in me, and through me. He refreshes and restores and remakes me in His own way. He clothes me, it is His work, and His way is always perfect to form me into His beauty.
"I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God;
for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered
me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with
ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the
earth brings forth its bud, as the garden causes the things that are sown
in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring forth before all the nations." Isaiah 61:10 - 11
K.C.
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