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Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing
“No sparrow falls without His care,
No soul bows low but Jesus knows;
For He is with us everywhere,
And marks each bitter tear that flows.
And He will never, never, never
Forsake the soul that trusts Him ever.”
The hillsides and the fields were bright with flowers, and, pointing
to them in the dewy freshness of the morning, Jesus said, “Consider
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the lilies of the field, how they grow.” The graceful forms and delicate
hues of the plants and flowers may be copied by human skill, but what
touch can impart life to even one flower or blade of grass? Every
wayside blossom owes its being to the same power that set the starry
worlds on high. Through all created things thrills one pulse of life
from the great heart of God. The flowers of the field are clothed by
His hand in richer robes than have ever graced the forms of earthly
kings. And “if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and
tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O
ye of little faith?”
It is He who made the flowers and who gave to the sparrow its
song who says, “Consider the lilies,” “Behold the birds.” R.V. In the
loveliness of the things of nature you may learn more of the wisdom
of God than the schoolmen know. On the lily’s petals, God has written
a message for you, written in language that your heart can read only as
it unlearns the lessons of distrust and selfishness and corroding care.
Why has He given you the singing birds and the gentle blossoms, but
from the overflowing love of a Father’s heart, that would brighten and
gladden your path of life? All that was needed for existence would
have been yours without the flowers and birds, but God was not content
to provide what would suffice for mere existence. He has filled earth
and air and sky with glimpses of beauty to tell you of His loving
thought for you. The beauty of all created things is but a gleam from
the shining of His glory. If He has lavished such infinite skill upon the
things of nature, for your happiness and joy, can you doubt that He
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will give you every needed blessing?
“Consider the lilies.” Every flower that opens its petals to the
sunshine obeys the same great laws that guide the stars, and how
simple and beautiful and how sweet its life! Through the flowers, God