Daily Devotional, December 5 – As The Flower of the Field, Part 12 (“Are You A ‘Flower of the Field’, or a ‘Flower of Heaven’?”)

By admin On January 11th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 5

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As The Flower of the Field,

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Part 12:

“Are You A ‘Flower of the Field’, or a ‘Flower of Heaven’?”

To read Part 1, click here… “March 19th (As the Flower of the Field!)”

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God has placed two flower constellations up in the night-sky.

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In the spring appears ‘The Flower of the Field’ (picture right).

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But in late winter appears ‘The Flower of Heaven’ (picture left).

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These two flower constellations present the two classes of people in the world: the “redeemed” souls and the “lost” ones.

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“ALL FLESH IS AS GRASS, AND…THE FLOWER OF GRASS”

1st Peter 1:24

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The fact is, most all of us begin life as a flower of the field…“As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.” Psalm 103:15

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This and several other similar verses present this poetic analogy of Mankind.

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Our very limited lifespan is like the grass, and our glory, our splendor, and our beauty are like a fading flower.

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We begin life as a fresh new baby.

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We grow up and flourish until about the age of 21.

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But then, we slowly begin to deteriorate.

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By the age of 30, we begin to show a few signs of aging.

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And then, by 40 we become noticeably aged.

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And from then on, the aging process seems to accelerate.

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We eventually begin to bow down.

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We might even lose some of our teeth.

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flowers of field Weskus Nasionale_Park wikipedia public domain

Innocent baby laughing – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic. 2.0

Girl with a Bible (Faith of Our Fathers) – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

Maes – Old Woman Dozing – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER FALLS AWAY”

1st Peter 1:24

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Truly, Mankind’s glory is like the flower that begins so pretty and bright!

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But as the summer passes, it begins to lose its petals.

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And as autumn sets in, that little flower begins to bow down and lose its beauty.

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Eventually, a cold blast of winter causes that once beautiful flower to finally die.

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This is Man’s fate! There’s no escaping our death sentence!

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flower – Galanthus_nivalis (snowdrop) – cropped – Wikimedia – Share-alike lic.

Ice Flower – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike lic.

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Well actually, that’s not quite correct.

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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GOD HAS PROVIDED “A WAY TO ESCAPE’

1st Corinthians 10:13

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You see, even though our mortal bodies are doomed, yet our soul does not need to die.

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Yes, the One who gave His life and suffered on the hill called Calvary, has provided a way of escape for all those who place their implicit trust in His infallible Word of truth.

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This is where that Flower of Heaven Constellation comes into play.

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Yes, even though we begin life as an earth-hugging little flower, the Lord is able to transplant our heart and soul as a fruitful vine in heavenly soil!

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And as we look up in late winter, the year-long progression of the signs written in the Sun, Moon, and stars, comes to its conclusion with this flower appearing as if clinging to the altar constellation!

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While it once was doomed to die in its earthly condition as a flower of the field, it now has seemingly hitched a ride on this altar constellation in the sky, also seen in late winter.

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of Heaven Constellation hanging from the Altar Constellation

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THE BRIDE OF CHRIST AS A FRUITFUL VINE!

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Of course this reminds us of Psalm 128:1-3…

…”Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD;

that walketh in His ways…

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house:

thy children like olive plants round about thy table.”

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In this above verse is a picture of a man’s family like living fruit trees.

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And this man’s wife is like a fruit-filled vine by the sides of his house.

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But also, here is a great portrait of Christ and His bride, the Church!

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No, not the various denominations, but God’s elect and chosen ones: individual souls, saved by grace.

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Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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THE FLOWER “HITCHES A RIDE” TO HEAVEN!

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Like that flowered vine constellation, the saved soul hitches a ride Heavenward on the Altar of God Constellation.

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And miraculously, this little flower no longer clings to the earth, but is destined for everlasting life in the Promised Land…

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…the Paradise which God has provided for all His faithful redeemed ones!

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It is a Land in which pain, and suffering, and crying, and mourning have all been vanquished away forevermore…

…”And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;

and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,

neither shall there be any more pain:

for the former things are passed away.”

Revelation 21:4

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It is a land filled with beauty and laughter and joy unspeakable, where we will never grow old, but be forever young!

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The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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A FLOWER OF EARTH OR OF HEAVEN?

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And so, back to our original question in today’s devotional…

“Are you a flower of the field,

hopelessly doomed to live and die in this cursed earth?

Or have you been miraculously transplanted into Heaven’s soil:

a flower of Heaven which will never ever fall away and die?”

That is the one and only truly important question of life!

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That is the greatest question of all questions!

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TO READ PART 13, CLICK HERE…

December 21 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 13: “Forever Young?”)

Flower cries for a Wilted Flower – Benson Kua from Toronto, Canada -Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully realize the meaninglessness of this life and to fully appreciate the infinite value of the world-to-come…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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“Where there is no vision,

the people perish”

Proverbs 29:18

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CATCH A VISION OF THAT PROMISED LAND!

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**So Signs Of Heaven encourages the reader to begin to get a vision of the New Heaven and New Earth, and begin to get excited about it.**

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When we hear the cry of a newborn baby…

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…or the innocent laughter of little children.

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When we see a little forest creature enjoying life…

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…or we enjoy a walk along the sand at the ocean and hear the majestic roar of the crashing waves.

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“Many, O LORD my God,

are thy wonderful works which thou hast done,

and thy thoughts which are to us-ward:

they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee:

if I would declare and speak of them,

they are more than can be numbered.”

Psalm 40:5.

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These, and the many other joys of life were created by the One who has also gone to prepare an even more beautiful place for us to live.

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He knows our needs, and will provide a place far more wonderful home than this sin-cursed Earth.

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And when we finally cross that river, and we stand together on the shores of that world to come…

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…we will look in amazement at what He has in store for us there.

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And then we will know for certain, that “His mercy endures forever”, because, “God is love”!

Baby yelling – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

Sunset at Huntington Beach – cropped image – wikimedia share-alike license

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TOMORROW…

December 6th (God’s Love Written in the Heavens! “Heavenly Graffiti”)