There's an old saying: “April showers bring May flowers.” So, what can we learn about flowers from the
Bible? Here are some things I have discovered.- The tabernacle had cups shaped like almond flowers (Exodus 25:33-34; 37:19-20).
- The temple had carvings of flowers on the walls and on the doors (I Kings 6:18. 20. 23. 35).
- Flowers appear on the earth (Song of Solomon 2:12).
- Flowers of the field are man’s glory (Isaiah 50:6).
- Flowers wither and fall (Isaiah 40:7-8; I Peter 1:24-25).
God
must really enjoy flowers because he made them so beautiful and He gave
instructions for instruments and ornamentations to be shaped or carved like
flowers. Flowers are beautiful—but they
will not last. However, there is
something that will last—God’s Word.
Here is how the Apostle Peter puts it: “For, all men are like grass, and all their
glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of the Lord stands forever.
And this is the word that was preached to you” (I Peter 1:24-25).
What
this tells me is that we should enjoy the beauty of the flowers that God has
created, but we ought also to focus on enjoying the beauty of God’s
Word. His Word will last; flowers will
not. His Word will never fade away;
flowers will. Where are you spending
your time? I encourage you to make sure
some of your time is spent in reading and listening to God’s Word. That’s what we can learn from flowers.
