Green must be God's favorite color. But, it is not just green that He likes so much, but all the different shades of green. To look around is to see John Deere Green on my tractor as it waits under the shelter. Then, there is early Spring green foliage on the pecan trees which holds forth promises of things to come. A much lighter almost see through it green hangs on the grape vine as the not yet grapes are ripening. One of my favorites is the rich lush knee deep green which grows in the hay field that will provide foliage for the cows in winter.
Green is such an inviting, comforting, and nurturing color. It is a divine color which calls to open ourselves to the abundant life giving blessings of God. When we think of green and God in the same thought, we remember that most memorable verse, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures..." (Psalm 23) There may be no mention of color in the words of this Psalm, but it comes forth with such force that we can smell its freshness, sit midst it in awe, and know from deep within us that it is one of God's givers of life.
It is to such a place that He always seeks to take us. It may be that the place we find ourselves is a place where the life giving green is hard to find, but we can always know as we catch glimpses of it that God is caring for us with a hand that provides lush rich abundant blessings. While glimpses of green may prompt many thoughts from within us, it is surely a reminder to us to be grateful for the way God blesses our souls.
Green is such an inviting, comforting, and nurturing color. It is a divine color which calls to open ourselves to the abundant life giving blessings of God. When we think of green and God in the same thought, we remember that most memorable verse, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures..." (Psalm 23) There may be no mention of color in the words of this Psalm, but it comes forth with such force that we can smell its freshness, sit midst it in awe, and know from deep within us that it is one of God's givers of life.
It is to such a place that He always seeks to take us. It may be that the place we find ourselves is a place where the life giving green is hard to find, but we can always know as we catch glimpses of it that God is caring for us with a hand that provides lush rich abundant blessings. While glimpses of green may prompt many thoughts from within us, it is surely a reminder to us to be grateful for the way God blesses our souls.
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