GOD’S GARDEN OF GLORIOUS, GORGEOUS FLOWERS—PEOPLE OVERFLOWING WITH THANKFULNESS

Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7

I (Susie) enjoy growing flowers in the garden and know the importance of the right kind of soil in producing showier flowers. I trim back the roses and crepe myrtles at the right time of year. I get rid of weeds, loosen the dirt, work in peat moss and topsoil, and for some types of flowers add bone meal or plant food. After hours of preparation, I’m ready to plant my annuals. For those flowers to root into the new soil, I keep them properly watered and place them in the proper amount of sunshine.

We are planted into the Lord as soon as we surrender our lives to Him. However, for our roots to grow strong in Him, we need to feed and water them and stay in the light. We feed and water our relationship with Christ by reading His word and listening to godly teachers. We stay in the light by cultivating relationships with other believers and avoiding those situations that plunge us into temptation’s darkness.

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:7

Jesus spoke on the right type of soil in the “Parable of the Sower” (Matthew 13). Be sure you are fertile soil and plant the seeds of the gospel in fertile soil. When plants are planted in good soil, fed, watered, and in proper lighting, they produce magnificent flowers.  Flowers seem to glorify God with their entire essence. When we are rooted and grounded in our faith, we do the same thing. The Lord produces a life in us that is overflowing with thankfulness. Giving thanks to the Lord is the equivalent of a rose in full bloom—fantastically beautiful whether it is a large rose or a miniature rose (like Susan LOL).  We can be God’s garden of glorious, gorgeous flowers if we cultivate our relationship with Jesus.

Are you watering the seed the Lord planted in you when He drew you to surrender your life to Jesus? Are you overflowing with thankfulness for His grace and blooming where He has planted you to bring glory to Him?

Father, help our roots grow stronger each day and allow our lives to bloom so that others may see Your glory and glorify You also. Help us to overflow with thankfulness and become like roses in full bloom bringing glory to You, our Gardener.

Worship with the Bill Gaither Trio featuring Susan’s first crush (she was 4 at the time) Gary McSpadden singing “Something Beautiful”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4zC1nIqX0