A bouquet for you!

The Father . . . has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. – Colossians 1:12

A card beside an empty vase in my hotel room offered this invitation: "For you we have a floral garden with numerous flowers, including zinnias, daisies, meadow sage, and snapdragons. Enjoy the view and feel free to pick some flowers to put in your room. Call the front desk for further details and floral clippers."

A glance out the window confirmed the presence of a beautiful garden, and the invitation gave me a choice. I could simply look and appreciate all the work of planting and tending the flowers. Or I could become more than an admiring spectator by picking a bouquet, taking it to my room, and letting it become part of my life.

To me, that wonderfully pictures God’s gift of salvation. The Father planted His garden of reconciliation and redemption, and He invites us to take His Son into our hearts to find forgiveness and eternal life in Him. In Christ Jesus, He "has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light" (Colossians 1:12). And God’s gift continues each day as He makes known to us "the riches of the glory of this mystery . . . which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (v. 27).

God has a beautiful gift for each of us in His garden of love, a bouquet that we can enjoy every day. – David C. McCasland

Observing God’s love from afar

Is only a passing delight;

But when we experience Christ’s presence,

Our darkness is turned into light. – Hess

READ: Colossians 1:1-12

Salvation is a gift to be enjoyed today and forever.