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"Even
Solomon in all his glory..."
Ruby
Davey meditates on a God of variety and beauty
This springtime
has proved to be one of the best yet, and as I write this I'm
studying a small bunch of daffodils on my window sill. They have
given me such pleasure as I gaze upon their beauty.
On thinking
about this my mind turns to the story of King Solomon and what
great king he was. He was also the son of David who gave us those
lovely Psalms and hymns. And when God asked Solomon what he most
wanted, God was so pleased when when he asked for wisdom and an
understanding heart to be able to judge such a nation as Israel.
He could have asked for long life and riches but he did not, and
because of that God gave him riches as well.
When the
Queen of Sheba came to visit him, she was so astonished at what
she saw that she said to Solomon, "I had been told of your great
wisdom and wealth, but now I am here and seen it for myself, I
can only say that the half has not been told, for you are greater
and wiser than I believed!" As my eyes stray back to the daffodils
I think of our great Creator telling us that even Solomon in all
glory was not arrayed like one of these. God is a God of variety
and brings such beauty and loveliness into this world in which
we live.
At the
beginning of May I attended the wedding of my granddaughter and
again I saw such beauty and loveliness as the bride and her attendants
came into the church. I was reminded of how the song of Solomon
describes such loveliness when he talks of the bride of Christ
(the church) getting ready to meet the bridegroom (Jesus). He
has bought us with a great price and redeemed us unto himself;
only he can make his bride perfect, pure and spotless. He is so
busy by his Holy Spirit doing that now so that when he comes to
receive us unto Himself we (the church) will appear more than
anything we have ever seen or witnessed. What a day that will
be! Revelations 22:17 says 'And the Spirit and the bride say "Come".'
Let us be ready for that great day!
Ruby
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