Snapshots of life, hope, rest, and peace.
“Glory to God!” Speak these flowers in silence and beauty.
Soon, actually, in two short weeks, they’ll be brown and dried up.
Their “still small voice” speaks to me from their beauty.
“Today Toni. Stay in the present. Don’t waste time in a fret. Look up.”
My flowers remind me, God is greater than anything going on.
They trust, they wait, they shine. Flowers speak:
“Slow down and enjoy the LORD. Think on His Word and not the headlines of the day. Take delight in His creation. Be kind and listen to others’ stories. Let His glory shine through you.”
I need this reminder from my flowers. I get ahead of myself. I forget what’s important . . . people, this moment, the Word of God, (not in that order, however).
God created us for . . . do we know? The Bible tells us, our purpose is . . . His glory.
God’s Word reminds us that “whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
I will think of this snapshot of my vibrant, colorful flowers today to remember to look up and think up. The flowers speak:
“The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever” Isaiah 40:8.
“So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom” Psalm 90:12 NKJV.
And, “whether you (or I) eat or drink or whatever you (we) do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31, NIV.)
Where is the still small voice in the Bible? God’s Revelation to Elijah, 1 Kings 19:11-13 New King James Version:
Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Prayer huddle: Dear Lord, Give us hunger in Your Word that we might know You more. Give us understanding. Fill us with wisdom. But most of all dear Jesus, fill us with Your love that we might glorify You today as the flowers of the field. In Jesus’ name, amen.