lord of the wild
“Learn a lesson from the way the wild flowers grow.”—Matthew 6:28
Wild flower displays in the wilderness alongside the trail are so glorious. God smiles on us through their beauty. Jesus taught us to “learn a lesson from the way the wild flowers grow” (Mt 6:28). What lessons can we learn from the wild flowers?
- King Solomon was so magnificent that another person of royalty, the Queen of Sheba, became “breathless” when she beheld his glory (1 Kgs 10:5). “King Solomon surpassed in riches and wisdom all the kings of the earth” (1 Kgs 10:23). Yet “not even Solomon in all his splendor was arrayed like one of these” wild flowers (Mt 6:29).
- God clothes the wild flowers in great splendor, but they are gone tomorrow (Mt 6:29-30). Our “time is short” (1 Cor 7:29). Let us live for God while we have time.
- God simply provides everything for them (see Mt 6:26, 30). They bloom where they are, whether anyone notices them or not.
- They open up to the sun; we are to open up to the Son (see Jn 1:4).
• Through their beauty, we learn that we “are beautiful” to the Lord, our Bridegroom (Sg 4:1).
Prayer: Father, I give You every detail of my life. I trust that You love me and will transform my life for Your greater glory.
Promise: “Your heavenly Father knows all that you need. Seek first His kingship over you, His way of holiness, and all these things will be given you besides.” —Mt 6:32-33
Praise: Nora lived a pagan lifestyle in her late teens. She encountered Jesus, married a godly Catholic man, converted to the Faith, and now homeschools her large family for the Lord.
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