God's Provision

          We sometimes overlook the beautiful things that are right before our eyes. I have become a lover of the Iris flower through the years. We had them at home in Indiana and used them to decorate the graves of relatives on Memorial day. They were the typical violet and purple Iris that is so common. Since then, I have grown many different colors of the Iris family and have enjoyed photographing the flower. I have noticed through the photography and the use of the computer that there are many surprises in the Iris. You never know what you are going to find when you zoom into the deep recesses of the Iris. I have found small insects and even a glistening of the petals that seems to be more beautiful than any human could create. God compared the Lily to the riches of King Solomon and all of the splendor that he could afford, and the Lily won. The Iris is not difficult to grow. In fact, I threw one of the Rhizomes away on a trash pile and it rooted and grew and then bloomed right on top of the trash of garbage and grass clipping. Matthew 6:33-34 says, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” 
     The journey of the dandelion seed, which was presented by the Moody Science film series, is amazing in itself as we see God moving it from one place to another. The Lord Jesus Christ was speaking on the Mount of Olives and mentioned the Lily and the fowls of the air. God mentioned the birds and the flowers as being designed by Him and the provision that He gives to them. There seem to be two areas in our lives for which we are deeply concerned. We wonder what we are going to eat and we wonder what we are going to wear. Mrs. Marcos had over 600 pairs of shoes so she probably didn't wonder too much about her feet being covered. As people in this country, we usually have closets full of clothes that we feel we cannot live without. Our pantries are stocked with items that sometimes run out of date because we just can't eat it all. I was peeling a potato at the home of my parents before they both passed away, and I kept peeling though the divots of the potato until it was smooth. My Father criticized my method reminding me that there was a little cutter on the end of the peeler for taking care of the little roots in the divot. My parents had come out of the depression when every part of anything edible was used and not wasted. The Lord Jesus Christ reminded the crowd on the Mount of Olives that God would take care of their needs. His promise to them was that if God the Father would take care of the Lilies and the birds that He would take care of them. If God would clothe the flowers and make the the most beautiful in the world, then He would clothe them also. If the birds found enough seeds and other things to eat, then God would provide for His children also. That's the lesson for us even today. The basic needs are still present in the lives of each and every one of us and our trust for the provision of those needs is still in the hands of God. The lesson goes even deeper as it shows that God is faithful in what we would call the smallest of things and therefore we can conclude that God will also be faithful in the largest of things. Praise God today for the things He has provided, is providing and will provide.