Spring is a wonderful time of year! Pure white blossoms with hearts of pale green and gold adorn the branches of my backyard plum tree. With every breath of wind, showers of snowy petals rain softly down upon the grass. Soon my roses will bloom again, including the delightful yellow-orange variety in the corner of the yard with a fragrance so deep and rich that it rivals any department store perfume!
Watching the earth awake from its winter rest, I realize anew just how powerful God is. I cannot make a rosebush bloom, no matter how often I till and fertilize the soil around it, or how faithfully I prune and water. But all it takes is one word from the God of Life Himself and the yearly resurrection of creation is set into motion. At His command, the earth bursts forth in a glorious, colorful profusion of life!
Never was God’s life-giving power more clearly shown, however, than when He raised His Son, Jesus Christ, from the dead. We can’t even begin to fathom the depths of such power! Yet as children of God, we have that same powerful life in our hearts. What a mighty, living God we serve! We must not forget that He alone is the source, the true Giver of life.
So when I stand beneath a shower of petals from my plum tree, I will let them remind me of the miracle of Christ’s resurrection. I will praise God for pouring His life into my heart. And as my roses bud and bloom, I will let their beauty and fragrance whisper the life-giving mysteries of God to my soul.
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