Pink and yellow roses by Dee Kamp
A
Bountiful Bouquet
I
stood in line at the florist shop prepared to buy a bouquet of roses for a fellow
staff member at work. Everyone had pitched in knowing how much she loved roses
so it made it easy for me to place the order on my lunch hour. The friendly woman
at the counter asked me a question I thought was a bit unusual and had never considered
before.
“What
color roses do you want?”
“No
one said what color,” I said. “They told me she loves them all! Does it really matter?”
“Each
color of the rose has a special significance, and meaning. Would you like to
see the list? Wise choices always matter,” she said in a matter that seemed to mean
more than colors of roses.
“For wisdom will enter your heart, and
knowledge will fill you with joy.
Wise
choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.”
Proverbs
2:10-11 NLT
As
the list of meanings for each rose was read to me I suddenly thought how they reflected
the beautiful character of Jesus and God’s promises to us.
Red rose means— sincere love
and passion. God’s sincere love and passion for us is revealed when He sent His
Son to shed His blood and die for our sins.
Yellow rose means— friendship, joy, gladness, freedom and the promise of a new beginning.
Jesus is our friend and our new beginning, a new life of freedom in Him alone.
White rose means —spiritual love, purity, a rose of confession and a reminder of heaven
sent. Jesus is heaven sent, the Rose of Sharon, pure and holy leaving with
us His Holy Spirit to comfort, teach and guide us.
Lavender rose
means— love at first sight. A reminder of how God has loved us from the
beginning of time. And at first sight of us, we were God’s delight and
delightedly loved.
Today
we all can choose the most heavenly fragrant bouquet of flowers called faith,
hope and love when we choose to follow Jesus. We are promised a bountiful bouquet,
fresh and new every day, sent special delivery to our heart from the heart of
God.
“A
Bountiful Bouquet” by Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© July 15, 2013
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