I was pondering the questions...What are flowers and paint, and how do they relate? Are they one and the same?...because don't pigments come from flowers? Actually after doing a little research I found out they basically come from dirt, clay, stones, animal waste, mollusks, insects as well as botanical materials.....at least they were first made from those sources and some were very hard to come by! Like purple! You know how it's the color of royalty?...Well that was considered so because the pigment had to be made from the mucus of one of several species of snails. This made them very expensive, as well as the secrecy of their production, and so therefore they were very hard to acquire unless you had much power and wealth.
Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilatesaid to them, “Behold the Man!” Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”
Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.” John 19:5-6
And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Mark 15:16-18
Our Lord and King, was clothed in purple before He died on the cross for our sins, so that we could be with the Father as He is with the Father even now. He became a man. Men are formed from the dirt, we are but dust.
Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don’t wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
God remembers this that we are but dust and he takes hold of us with His hands and forms our bodies, mind and soul, to breathe life into us that we may become a colorful creation with abundant fruit. Not only that, but that we would be called His family, sons and daughters of Father God Almighty. He does not leave us alone to grow up with weeds & tares in a dry wilderness! No! He waters us with the water of His word, He gives us drink and food and prunes us to bear even more fruit. He sees us at all times, and knows all the days of our lives. He has given us the Helper, His Holy Spirit to remind us of the words of Life, so that we may praise our God forever because of His truth and goodness, His power and love, His gracious compassion, His perfect leadership, for in all things He is worthy to be praised forever!
Psalm 139:14-16
I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colors] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery] Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.
Flowers are beautiful to see and delightful to acquire, but you cannot keep them forever; they will fade into nothing. Heaven and earth will pass away, but the word of the Lord will never go down. God's word will never return without accomplishing His will. We must spread the good news that there is a God who's word we can trust forever! We must behold, look upon and talk to our Lord, hearing His words! So that we would take hold of our eternal abundance as we live with Jesus Christ and in Him abide.
Isaiah 40:7-9
The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely [all] the people are like grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. O you who bring good tidings to Zion, get up to the high mountain. O you who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength, lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilatesaid to them, “Behold the Man!” Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”
Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.” John 19:5-6
And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Mark 15:16-18
Our Lord and King, was clothed in purple before He died on the cross for our sins, so that we could be with the Father as He is with the Father even now. He became a man. Men are formed from the dirt, we are but dust.
Ecclesiastes 12:6-8
New Living Translation (NLT)
Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don’t wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
God remembers this that we are but dust and he takes hold of us with His hands and forms our bodies, mind and soul, to breathe life into us that we may become a colorful creation with abundant fruit. Not only that, but that we would be called His family, sons and daughters of Father God Almighty. He does not leave us alone to grow up with weeds & tares in a dry wilderness! No! He waters us with the water of His word, He gives us drink and food and prunes us to bear even more fruit. He sees us at all times, and knows all the days of our lives. He has given us the Helper, His Holy Spirit to remind us of the words of Life, so that we may praise our God forever because of His truth and goodness, His power and love, His gracious compassion, His perfect leadership, for in all things He is worthy to be praised forever!
Psalm 139:14-16
Amplified Bible (AMP)
Flowers are beautiful to see and delightful to acquire, but you cannot keep them forever; they will fade into nothing. Heaven and earth will pass away, but the word of the Lord will never go down. God's word will never return without accomplishing His will. We must spread the good news that there is a God who's word we can trust forever! We must behold, look upon and talk to our Lord, hearing His words! So that we would take hold of our eternal abundance as we live with Jesus Christ and in Him abide.
Isaiah 40:7-9
Amplified Bible (AMP)
Footnotes:
- Isaiah 40:8 The apostle Peter quotes this verse (I Pet. 1:24-25) and then adds, "and this Word is the good news which was preached to you"--which confirms as fact that Isaiah is here referring to the times of Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One.
1 PETER 1...
17 And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time as “foreigners in the land.” 18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver.19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. 20 God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but he has now revealed him to you in these last days.
21 Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.
22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.
23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
24 As the Scriptures say,
“People are like grass;
their beauty is like a flower in the field.
The grass withers and the flower fades.
25 But the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
17 And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time as “foreigners in the land.” 18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver.19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. 20 God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but he has now revealed him to you in these last days.
21 Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.
22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.
23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
24 As the Scriptures say,
“People are like grass;
their beauty is like a flower in the field.
The grass withers and the flower fades.
25 But the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
