"For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations."
Isaiah 61:11
I love the mental image of righteousness and praise springing forth as in a garden. I imagine that those types of plants would be pretty amazing. I also like that this verse is talking about the last days, which is, approximately, our time. I love that prophets, with God's help, could look down through time and see our day, and see us, and give us hints about what we can accomplish.
In this case, I think that we can be the fulfillment of this scripture. We can be the seeds of righteousness "which the Lord hath blessed" (verse 9), bringing forth praise. Our examples can help to improve the world, as we work to do God's will and further his kingdom. And what a cool idea to be part of, right? So many times we look around us and feel like things are corrupt and nothing good is growing, but we can be those buds, bringing new life to the garden and springing forth to spread that goodness everywhere. Today, let's grow from God's seeds, and spring forth in righteousness and praise... growing better, and helping the world and the people around us to grow into their potential as well.
Isaiah 61:11
I love the mental image of righteousness and praise springing forth as in a garden. I imagine that those types of plants would be pretty amazing. I also like that this verse is talking about the last days, which is, approximately, our time. I love that prophets, with God's help, could look down through time and see our day, and see us, and give us hints about what we can accomplish.
In this case, I think that we can be the fulfillment of this scripture. We can be the seeds of righteousness "which the Lord hath blessed" (verse 9), bringing forth praise. Our examples can help to improve the world, as we work to do God's will and further his kingdom. And what a cool idea to be part of, right? So many times we look around us and feel like things are corrupt and nothing good is growing, but we can be those buds, bringing new life to the garden and springing forth to spread that goodness everywhere. Today, let's grow from God's seeds, and spring forth in righteousness and praise... growing better, and helping the world and the people around us to grow into their potential as well.
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