Beautiful Bouquet!

Today is marked on the calendar as “May Day”; a day celebrated by some through the tradition of placing bouquets of flowers on the doorstep of a neighbor or passing them along to a friend. Perhaps this is viewed as a way of saying to others, “Welcome to Spring” or “In the freshness and beauty of the colorful spring flowers, you are being thought of.” In some countries the first day of May is a time for focusing on the importance of WORKING PEOPLE.

As I picture a beautiful multi-colored bouquet of flowers, I acknowledge the sight as one of the many beautiful aspects of God’s creation. In my opinion there are no colors like the colors God has used in the world around us. What a masterful artist He is! The GOD-GIVEN WORK of those flowers is to germinate and bloom where they have been planted. Then they may be picked and placed in baskets or vases to grace a table or some other place where they may be enjoyed.

Another masterful work of God is the way in which He is able to bring people from varying walks of life together for the purpose of carrying out HIS WORK. Consider the diverse backgrounds of the disciples the Lord “picked” and the BEAUTIFUL WORK He equipped them to do. Yes, there was some pruning done in their lives, but what a beautiful bouquet they became to the glory of God. The blood of Jesus and the work He has called us to do in reaching the lost in His Name is a work joined in by the colorful mixture of ethnicity and social status that makes up this world. (note Galatians 3:28) I thank God for connecting me through “teEn-MAIL” with so many brothers and sisters in Christ from many countries around the world and for the realization that though geography may separate us, the love of God and HIS WORK in which we are involved beautifully binds us together.

David wrote. . .
“Behold, HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT IS WHEN BROTHERS DWELL IN UNITY!” ( Psalm 133:1 ESV)
Part of the beauty of living in unity is the SHARED WORK OF GOD that unites us in a Divine purpose for living. How beautiful this is as each of us does our part for the common good and the Will of God wherever in this world we might be. As God’s people, may our life together locally and the common spirit of our work abroad be such that the world may view us as a beautiful bouquet giving off a fragrance that is sweet before God. With the world’s attention drawn God’s direction because of the way we are with each other, only He knows whose life we may be privileged to grace.

Have a great day BLOOMING WHERE YOU’VE BEEN PLANTED!
Carl

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