Good Day Saints,
Good day and God bless you today. Let us give thanks to God our Father
for bringing us to the beginning of another workweek. Thank You, LORD. As Psalm 118:24 states: “This is the day the LORD has made: let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Today’s message was taken from the “God’s Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement e-mail”
and it reminds me of how we really do not know it all and need to rely on God’s everlasting knowledge. God is able to do what we cannot do and is willing to help us, if we only humble ourselves and ask Him
for the help and guidance we all need. I pray this story blesses you. Here is today’s message and associated Bible verses for today, Monday, February 28, 2005 and may
God bless you!
The Rose
A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure
about what God had for him to do; he was inquiring of the older preacher. The
older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off
any petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and
was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the will of God for his life and for his ministry. Because of his high
respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to try to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal in tact… It wasn’t
long before he realized how impossible it was to do so. Noticing the younger
preacher’s inability to unfold the rosebud while keeping it in tact, the older preacher began to recite the following
poem…
Unfolding the Rosebud
It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God’s design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
God opens this flower so sweetly,
When in my hands they fade and die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God’s design,
Then how can I think I have wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?
So I’ll trust in Him for His leading
Each moment of every day.
I will look to Him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.
The pathway that lies before me,
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I’ll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.
Author Unknown
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6in all your
ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
“For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares
the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12Then you will call
upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah
29:11-13
“Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who
are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ 6Humbe yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty
hand, that He may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
1st Peter 5:5-7
“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will
succeed.”’
Proverbs 16:3
“Trust in the LORD and do good; well in the land and enjoy
safe pasture. 4Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:3-4
“‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither
are your ways my ways,’ declares the LORD. 9’As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher
than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Isaiah 55:8-9
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust
in the name of the LORD our God.”
Psalm 20:7
