The Rose — God’s Plan!
“The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose,” Isaiah 35:1 NKJV.
As I was meditating on The LORD, He reminded me of how we all are like plants in the breeze, some come up seasonally some for longer or shorter seasons.
But everything is in harmony from the times we know not, yet we are well known by God. For many are the plans in a man’s mind but it is The LORD’s purpose that shall stand.
As I was praying, I saw a beautiful plant, but The LORD began to show me the progression of the planting, starting from a seed and placed in proven fertile rich soil.
As it grew through the tough times the plant continued its trek towards the sun. Soon leaves and branches grew, and in season was pruned to remove the excess so as not to hinder the fullness of the master’s garden of delight.
In season the time of the spring of life comes with all the growth, enduring even the pruning of what was not profitable for the plan of God.
God sees each phase with eager eyes wondering if the plant would become what was exquisite and precious.
Life has many setbacks but beloved in the eyes of God, we need to change our mindset. It is during the set ups that we learn to realize our whole life has God’s plan engrafted into our very souls.
I began to see how the plant continued to be tended and grew and soon thorns grew on the branches of the plant.
Often as we are growing, the thorns of life and cares of life make us touchy and intimidate others from coming too close.
Yet the Master gardener knew the plan and soon the bulb appeared and began to emerge into beautiful layers of crimson red petals.
The plan that God has is to showcase the beauty of The LORD in holiness and to inquire in His temple.
Each stage of the tended rose bush offers the crème of the crème, but only the Master waits for the one to be taken from the bush to be displayed.
The glory of The LORD is proven when the branch is clipped, held, and prepared to showcase those who would witness this glorious sight.
That bush and the branch displayed carried an enduring promise that though we are seemingly clipped, we were handled with care as the most beautiful rose produced among sharp tongued thorns.
The fullness of the flower rested as the aroma was captivating. Then as time progressed the petals began to fall, one by one and the stem bent over in sequence. It was all to fulfill and display the Master gardeners work to enjoy His creation as our scent has risen to Him as a sweet-smelling savor.
Nothing has been in vain, nothing missing or broken just the progression of how the Master tends His garden in hopes of finding that rose He enjoys so much.
Beloved, never underestimate how far The LORD will go to prepare you to display His works and glory!
For The Glory of The LORD shall be revealed all flesh will see it together for the mouth of The LORD has spoken it…
Many of The LORD’s plans and deeds are clearly described to further understand His dealings with His beloved heritage.
Only God knows what plan he has for your life! When He sewed His love and planted you into the womb, only the Father understood how protective His plan and seeds would become.
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost had a PLAN!
The triune God invaded the earth by first the announcement to a precious virgin to bring to fruition the vision of God’s purpose of Messiah into the earth.
Mary pondered all that was said in her heart, yet she carried what was Holy and divine into silence as the enemy tried to figure out how to stop it.
Yet through Mary this young virgin mother birthed a brand-new beginning that would bring hope to the whole world.
The divine touched man to identify with mankind. Messiah came with the plan of the ancients, and HE was every bit human as the ‘Son of Man yet without sin.’
He came with no fanfare, only revealed to a select few as a witness as the angels sang but He was lowly found in a manger not in bringing attention but in keeping the vision and plan concealed in secret.
It is important to know what to reveal and when to be silent and ponder it all in our hearts as Mary did.
What is within your spiritual womb is so precious to The LORD and so important to protect.
“And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which The LORD has made known to us.” Luke 2:13-15.
GOD HAS A PLAN!
The LORD doesn’t ramble and speak out of timing as His Word is forever settled in heaven.
However, His timing and will for you are precious, holy, precise, and when He reveals secrets in us to His beloved Church we must often refrain and pray as we His people must become careful of what we carry in our bellies and carry in our arms.
He called us loved, worthy, and valuable, and furthermore prophesied of how we would glorify God in the measure HE gave to us!
“No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified The LORD of glory.” 1 Corinthians 2:7-8.
Some of you have lost hope, but beloved He gives us hope!
Hope maketh not ashamed and hope deferred makes the heart sick.
Beloved, The LORD has been working all through your life, but often we don’t see the greater picture due to the mundane.
For He uses everything in our lives for His purposes, even all the mistakes, sin, shame, guilt, and condemnation even though we sink into self-hatred and depression, we can repent now in Jesus’ name!
God knows the plans HE has for us!
“For He Himself knows our form; He is mindful that we are nothing but dust. As for man, his days are like grass; Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, and its place no longer knows about it. But the mercy of The LORD is from everlasting to everlasting for those who fear Him, and His justice to the children’s children, to those who keep His covenant and remember His precepts, so as to do them.” Psalm 103:14-18 KJV.
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In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey
Sherry Edwards Mackey
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Thank you this was so good! Thank You my Jesus.