Sugar and Spice makes everything nice

When He spoke trees and plants began to create the spices of many kinds.

Could you imagine what our food would taste like without the flavor of spices? I guess that the people thousands of years ago must have thought the same thing. No matter what country you live in we all use spices they just may be different for the kind of food you make. Food would be so bland and tasteless if we didn’t have spices. So many recipes we make today call for the same ancient types of spices they used long ago. 

I think it’s pretty awesome that God cared enough about us and what we ate to create flavorful spices to make it that much more enjoyable. We cook the way we do because we like it and the plants that were found all those years ago by generations past has contributed to how we eat today.

It’s an incredible way to think about all those bottles we now get from the store. It’s just full of any kind of spice and flavorings you would want. Many years ago it was picked, hung upside down and dried, then crushed with a tool by hand now we just go to the store and take it off a shelf. So next time you pick up that bottle of spice to shake on your food remember where it came from and who created it. It might make it taste that much better.

Exodus 16:31 (NKJV)

31. And the house of Israel called its name Manna.
And it was like white coriander seed, and the taste
of it was like wafers made with honey.

Exodus 30:23-24 (NKJV)
23. “Also take for yourself quality spices—five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane, ²⁴ five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil.

Numbers 11:7 (NKJV)
7. Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium.

Proverbs 7:17 (NKJV)
17. I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Song of Solomon 4:14 (NKJV)
14. Spikenard and saffron,
Calamus and cinnamon,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes,
With all the chief spices—

Song of Solomon 4:16 (NKJV)
16. Awake, O north wind,
And come, O south!
Blow upon my garden,
That its spices may flow out.
Let my beloved come to his garden
And eat its pleasant fruits.

Isaiah 43:24 (NKJV)
24. You have bought Me no sweet cane with money,
Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices;
But you have burdened Me with your sins,
You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

Jeremiah 6:20 (NKJV)
20. For what purpose to Me
Comes frankincense from Sheba,
And sweet cane from a far country?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.”

Ezekiel 27:19 (NKJV)
19. Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise.

Matthew 23:23 (NKJV)
23. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Revelation 18:13 (NKJV)
13. and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

Birds of a feather, flock together

When He spoke birds of every kind were created.

Birds are both beautiful and ugly, or should I saw homely looking but they all serve a purpose. Some are amazingly colorful and gorgeous others are plain in color and have no marks to make them close to being pretty. It all depends on your likes and dislikes.

There are birds that have a song that will peacefully wake you up in the morning some are loud and annoying with their sounds they make in the morning like roosters. Anyone who tells you they only crow when the sun comes up is not telling the truth. They crow whenever they feel like it.

Well we have some birds that sing, some that annoy us and some that we actually sit and watch for hours. There are many bird watchers professional and those people who just like to watch for fun. Either way everyone has that one favorite bird no matter what part of the world you live in.

What is so amazing about birds is they each have their own way of traveling-migrating some fly some have to walk and some swim. It all depends on where they are from and where they are going. They each have different ways of making nests, hatching and feeding their young. Some birds know right from the egg what they are to do, others need their parents help to learn everything.

Birds are so different you can learn their calls and songs if you take time to listen. Once you learn their calls and songs, you can spot them in the trees. I know that not all birds or animals are welcomed to your backyard or window feeders but nature will find its way where there is food. And I believe they will pass on this knowledge to others in the flock. Just enjoy watching what happens when you put out some seeds in a feeder. You will be amazed at what will appear. Birds are here to stay, welcomed or not.

Genesis 8:8-9 (NKJV) Dove

8. He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground.

9. But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself.

Numbers 11:31 (NKJV) Quail

31. Now a wind went out from the Lord, and it brought quail from the sea and left them fluttering near the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and about a day’s journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the ground.

Deuteronomy 14:11-18 (NKJV) Different Kinds

11. “All clean birds you may eat.

12. But these you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,

13 the red kite, the falcon, and the kite after their kinds; 

14.. every raven after its kind;

15. the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after their kinds;

16. the little owl, the screech owl, the white owl,

17. the jackdaw, the carrion vulture, the fisher owl,

18. the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe and the bat.

I Kings 17:4 and 6 (NKJV) Ravens

4. And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

6. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

Psalm 84:3 (NKJV) Sparrow & Swallow

3. Even the sparrow has found a home,

And the swallow a nest for herself,

Where she may lay her young—

Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,

My King and my God.

Psalm 102:6-7 (NKJV) Pelican, Owl, Sparrow

6. I am like a pelican of the wilderness;

I am like an owl of the desert.

7. I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) Eagle

31. But those who wait on the Lord

Shall renew their strength;

They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary,

They shall walk and not faint.

Matthew 10:31 (NKJV) More valuable

31. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Precious Gemstones and Metals

When He spoke the earth began to create colorful stones and metals.

Precious metals and gemstones as we call them today were plentiful thousands of years ago so much so they were used for almost everything from jewelry, overlaying walls and important objects as well as a handcrafted ephod (Breastplate) for the High Priest. It is amazing how much of the precious metals and jewels could be found so easily.

We see reality shows of all kinds but lately it’s with people willing to risk their lives to find some small fragments of gold or dive for treasures just so they can hit it big by finding that one super valuable item to make them a lot of money or earn them a spot on the news.

Thousands even millions of years perhaps have gone by and it seems that the purpose of precious metals and gemstones hasn’t changed much in their uses. The only differences I can see is in the past people used them to honor God and His place of worship some people today think God isn’t that important any longer.

Most people today, not all, want to adorn themselves with it and the bigger the better. Showing it off to say look how much money I have. They may have the money the money to afford their precious things or they may have put themselves in serious debt. We all like the color of the stones and the gold, even silver. It’s shiny and the stones sparkle in the light. They are beautiful to look at that is why we wear what we wear.

With that thought in mind think of how beautiful heaven will be with gold, crystal and even gemstones with names we ourselves have never heard of. The glory of it all should make one wonder just how awesome it is going to be and I imagine there will be even more precious gems and metals we don’t know about we can only go by what has been written about in the Bible.

Maybe after reading this you will look at that ring, bracelet, necklace, or earrings with a new appreciation because what they are made of isn’t that easily found. We can like our precious metals and gems but don’t make them more important then God that was the biggest mistake of all those people so many years ago.

Genesis 2:11-12 (NKJV)
11. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12. And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there.

Genesis 24:22 (NKJV)
22. So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,

Genesis 24:53 (NKJV)
53. Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.

Exodus 28:17-22 (NKJV)
17. And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; this shall be the first row;
18. the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19. the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20. and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings.
21. And the stones shall have the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name; they shall be according to the twelve tribes.
22. “You shall make chains for the breastplate at the end, like braided cords of pure gold.

Exodus 32:2-4 (NKJV)
2. And Aaron said to them, “Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”
3. So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
4. And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf.
Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

I Kings 6:20-22 (NKJV)
20. The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar.
21. So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.
22. The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary.

I Kings 6:32 (NKJV)
32. The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

Job 28:15-19 (NKJV)
15. It cannot be purchased for gold,
Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
16. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx or sapphire.
17. Neither gold nor crystal can equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.
18. No mention shall be made of coral or quartz,
For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Proverbs 8:10-11(NKJV)
10. Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11. For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.

Song of Solomon 1:10-11 (NKJV)
10. Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chains of gold.
11. We will make you ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.

Isaiah 54:11-12 (NKJV)
11. “O you afflicted one,
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
12. I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
Your gates of crystal,
And all your walls of precious stones.

Ezekiel 27:16 (NKJV)
16. Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies.

Matthew 13:45-46 (NKJV)
45. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,
46. who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

I Corinthians 3:12 (NKJV)
12. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

Revelation 21:19-21 (NKJV)
19. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
20. the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21. The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

He's all the love you need

When He spoke love was already there for us.

Love is the one emotion none of us can get away from; we love everyday of our lives. It may be a person or even an object but we all have loved at some point in our lives. Most of us have been in love with someone so much our hearts ached, especially when they didn’t love you back or didn’t love you any longer. I can say that if you truly want a real love that will last, you can only get from one person, and that is from God Himself. God is love and He loves us more then we could ever love anyone or anything. His love expands beyond any love we have ever felt. His love will never hurt you or leave you. It will mend a broken heart and get you up on your feet emotionally to continue your life with joy and happiness.

I don’t believe there is anyone who could really comprehend or explain just how loving God is. Other then to say He sent His only son to die for us. How many parents could let their child go knowing that at a certain time and on a particular day in their life they would die a horrible death? I don’t think there are too many parents that would allow that to happen. But that is exactly what God did. His love is so massive He can love us all no matter how wrong or bad we think we have been. He will love you even when you do not love Him. He wants you to love Him back but He will not ever force you to do anything. Love is and always will be a two way street. You love someone and they love you. God is love and He loves you more then you could imagine. He’s just waiting for you to accept and love Him. It truly is a love you won’t find in anything or anywhere else. There are and never will be any substitutes for the love God has for everyone. Remember God Himself is love.

Deuteronomy 7:9 (NKJV)
9. “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

Jeremiah 31:3 (NKJV)
3 The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying:
“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

John 3:16-17 (NKJV)
16. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
17. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

1 John 4:8 (NKJV)
8. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:16 (NKJV)
16. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

Jude 1:21 (NKJV)
21. keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Lucifer, Light Bearer

When He spoke the most beautiful angel ever was created.

Just the mention of the name Lucifer makes people automatically think of the Devil or Satan. That is too bad because Lucifer really means “Light Bearer” in Latin and “Son of the Morning” means “Day Star.” Lucifer was a beautifully created angel perfect in every way. Just by the description, it sounds like he was so majestic and glorious to look at. Because he knew that he was prefect and beautiful, he became full of pride. He thought he was better then God and he wanted to be exalted higher then God. God loved Lucifer because he was one of His creations, but the arrogant, shallow, vain attitude Lucifer had is what got him cast out of Heaven because it is consider sin. Because there is nothing more important or higher then God.

God did not create hell for anyone other then the Devil. The other fallen angels that exalted Lucifer were cast out as well. God did not create hell to send people there. The sad thing is there are many people who believe that if God were such a loving God He would not send people to hell. First of all, good or bad, it does not matter. Anyone who is not forgiven of his or her sins will go to hell. I cannot imagine how it breaks God’s heart every time a person who is one of His creations dies and goes to hell because they have not heard the truth about Jesus dying on a cross for their sins or have heard and did nothing with that knowledge or truth. That is the last thing He wants for anyone who is living and breathing on this earth.

Those who believe that God sends people to hell have not read the Bible or if they have do not have the whole picture or the story correct. Sin sends people to hell. Hell was originally created for an angel who got a big ego and got a whole lot of other angels to worship him instead of God. God is loving towards those who love Him but Satan caused a divide between himself and God because of his sin. And do not think for one minute that God is a mean, terrible, hateful God who likes when people go to hell because that is the farthest thing from the truth. Our sin and unwillingness to ask for forgiveness is what causes Hell to multiply. There is only one true God and He deserves all our love and gratitude for what He did for us. Giving us a way to escape an eternity of torment through His son Jesus.

Exodus 20:3 (NKJV)
3. “You shall have no other gods before Me.

Proverbs 15:3 (NKJV)
3. The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Proverbs 16:5 (NKJV)
5. Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.

Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV)
18. Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Isaiah 14:12-15 (NKJV)
12. “How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13. For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
15. Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit.

Ezekiel 28:13-17 (NKJV)
13. You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
14. “You were the anointed cherub who covers;
I established you;
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
15. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till iniquity was found in you.
16. “By the abundance of your trading
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
Out of the mountain of God;
And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the fiery stones.
17. “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I cast you to the ground,
I laid you before kings,
That they might gaze at you.

Matthew 25:41 (NKJV)
41. “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

Luke 10:18 (NKJV)
18. And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

2 Peter 2:4 (NKJV)
4. For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)
9. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise,
as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us,
not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Jude 1:6 (NKJV)
6. And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;

Revelation 12:7-9 (NKJV)
7. And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
8. but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
9. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

As Time Passes By

When He spoke time was created and continues to pass by.

I often wonder why everyone celebrates so much when a New Year starts to be exact when the clock hits 12:00 am. January 1^st seems to symbolize a new way of thinking about a New Year. What are they celebrating anyway? A new day that will be like every other day. It’s just another celebrated holiday to allow people a day off work to have big parties and blow up fireworks but what is it all really for?

 Is it to escape from a bad year that has gone by? We all have had bad times and should put them in the past and look to the New Year with hope and the expectation that things will get better. God created the lights to divide the days and the nights and those days are what make up the months, seasons, and years. We don’t have to be worried or afraid of what the New Year will bring because there is a light that shines brighter than anything that could shines in the sky.

That bright light of this world is Jesus. If you except Jesus as your Savior then His light will shine through you for others to see. Even in this new uncertain year ahead, if you have Jesus in your life He will help you through all the hard times and be there in the good times as well. The years seem to be passing by at a very fast pace and we celebrate a New Year sooner and sooner, so it seems. Give yourself something to really celebrate and that is a new life with Jesus your hope for a better future. Now that would be the best New Year you could ever have. Time is going quickly don’t wait to make a decision it may only come once.

Genesis 1:14 (NKJV)
14. Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;

Exodus 12:2 (NKJV)
2. “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.

Isaiah 43:18 (NKJV)
18. “Do not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.

John 12:35-36 (NKJV)
35. Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
36. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.

Ephesians 5:8 (NKJV)
8. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

Time for planting and harvesting

When He spoke the seeds stared to fall to the ground, and grow.

Planting and harvesting is a way of life for many people. It is their job and livelihood but for others it is just for enjoyment. They work in our orchards, vineyards, groves and fields. And we should be extremely grateful for the jobs they do so we can have food on our tables. Most are immigrants and I know if it weren't for them food would not be harvested. Thank you, I appreciate you.

Could you imagine how our ancestors had to plant, grow, and harvest their food without all the heavy, comfortable, air conditioned, and fast machinery we have today. And even with all the technology we have it is still back breaking work especially when the harvest is ready and you or your workers have to hand pick it. Not all harvesting can be done with machines. It has to be done the old-fashioned way. I think we forget sometimes that our food does not just appear in the grocery stores. It does take many people and a lot of work to get it there. So we should all be very grateful for those who get all of our food to the market to make our lives easier. There have been times over the centuries those farmer’s fields have not been harvested due to being destroyed by weather or insects. And it was a total lose.

If you have never tried to plant, some seeds or you do not have a yard to plant a garden you can grow your seeds in a planter. You can buy flower seeds, herb seeds, and vegetable seeds. Once you see those little green sprouts coming up through the soil, reaching for the sunshine you will be hooked. The last thing I want to leave you with is just think of how long some of our fruit, veggies and herbs have been around if they were talking about them in the Bible during the time of Moses. And I am sure that those fruits, veggies and herbs have been around a lot longer than that. Happy planting!

Genesis 8:22 (NKJV)

22. “While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat,
Winter and summer,
And day and night
Shall not cease.”

Genesis 30:14 (NKJV)
14. Now Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

Leviticus 23:22 (NKJV)
22. When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God.”

Numbers 11:5 (NKJV)
5. We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic;

Numbers 13:23 (NKJV)
23. Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and there cut down a branch with one cluster of grapes; they carried it between two of them on a pole. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.

Ruth 1:22 (NKJV)
22. So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.

Nehemiah 9:25 (NKJV)
25. And they took strong cities and a rich land,
And possessed houses full of all goods,
Cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves,
And fruit trees in abundance.
So they ate and were filled and grew fat,
And delighted themselves in Your great goodness.

Song of Solomon 4:13 (NKJV)
13. Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
With pleasant fruits,
Fragrant henna with spikenard,

Ecclesiastes 2:5 (NKJV)
I5. I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.

Isaiah 9:3 (NKJV)
3. You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Jeremiah 29:5 (NKJV)
5. Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Joel 1:10-11(NKJV)
10. The field is wasted,
The land mourns;
For the grain is ruined,
The new wine is dried up,
The oil fails.
11. Be ashamed, you farmers,
Wail, you vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field has perished.

Mark 4:29 (NKJV)
29. But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

Flowers in Bloom

When He spoke the plants began to form beautiful flowers.

I would like you to think of the first thing that comes to your mind when I mention the word, FLOWERS. Is your thought about flowers that are given for an anniversary or birthday, maybe to someone to get well or even to send your sympathy for someone’s lose. Maybe it is about how beautiful they look and their smells. In addition, we all know that not all flowers smell good but at the same time, they might be very beautiful with no fragrance.

Do you ever wonder how so many flowers came to be on the earth? Some of course were cross-pollinated by humans but bees pollinate most all flowers. If you never saw the movie, “The Bee Movie” you know what I am talking about. If you have not seen it, I will not be the one to spoil it for you. You just have to see it for yourself.

What I am getting to is God created all the flowers here on earth and I imagine there will be many more colors and kinds of flowers in Heaven. We probably cannot even fathom how many kinds there will be. I want to leave you with this last thought, “Stop to smell the roses”. It will help to slow you down and calm the stresses in your life. Enjoy the flowers around you. You can buy a bunch or even pick a few and put them in a vase inside. It might help to bring the outdoors into wherever you spend the most time. Remember they are a gift from God to our sight and smell.

Numbers 17:8 (NKJV)
8. Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.

Song of Solomon 2:1 (NKJV)
2. I am the rose of Sharon,
And the lily of the valleys.

Song of Solomon 2:12 (NKJV)
12. The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove
Is heard in our land.

Isaiah 35:1 (NKJV)
35. The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

Isaiah 40:6-8 (NKJV)
6. The voice said, “Cry out!”
And he[a] said, “What shall I cry?”
“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
7. The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
8. The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.”

Luke 21:30 (NKJV)
30. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near.