Little Rose knew that into each life a little rain must fall. Sitting up in bed, wrapped snug from her toes to her head, Rose knew each rivulet of rain spattered against the window pane. Knew too each cobble stone of the garden path beyond. And Rose smiled, watching, rhythmically nodding along with the dance of her kindred roses, flowers and ferns as they bent and leaped neath the weight of the rain. And as the plants slowly, silently drank their fill, little Rose drank too, drank deep into a vision of yesterday, when the bearer of living water walked among the garden flowers. And she remembered in that sunshiny day the joyous dance of those flowers singing at the feet of Jesus. And little Rose wept glad tears that into each life a little rain must fall... Like the Rose loves the rain, we need Jesus...
Isaiah 35:1 KJ, "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose." For the redeemed even the solitary desert wilderness will blossom like the rose. With Jesus in their hearts the faithful inherit this vision of beauty and encouragement. Isaiah 35:2 NLT, "Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. The Lord will display his glory, the splendor of our God."
By embracing the Son of God repentance reaps redemption; the lost become the found; the forgiven become the children of God, inheritors of the promise of God. For Jesus is the love and mercy and grace of God the Father. And this is the never ending of his redeemed: Isaiah 55:12 KJ, "For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."
By Jesus so are we freed from worry. With Jesus the old ends; the new begins. Therefore begin every day with Jesus. See the singing of the rose, the clapping of the trees. Breath the air of the glory of God. Taste the sweetness of living water and dance neath the light of falling rain... And God said in Ezekiel 34:26 KJ, "And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing."
The shower that came down in his season is Jesus. Every day His showers continue giving blessings of salvation. And when He returns again, so will the whole earth be washed; then mountains and valleys, hills and dales shall fill with flowers singing and trees clapping.
Like the Rose loves the rain... We need Jesus... Let blossom your heart...
...Hear the flowers singing...
If "Like the Rose Loves the Rain" will water any thirsty little roses in your neighborhood, please share.
2 comments:
Nice thoughts! Thanks for sharing.
Very good!
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