First of all, let me say thank you for the prayers for the Ward family and the prayers for myself as I conducted one of the hardest funerals that I have ever done. As I returned from Houston last Monday, I was greeted by a dose of reality. The actuality that I was back in Tennessee, and the weather was different than Houston. I was welcomed back by 30 degrees, and snow on the ground. I know that many of you are ready for springtime.

As I think about the spring flowers, I believe that they have a parallel to our lives as Christians. They start out as seeds that were planted, and they’re green from the beginning. Someone once planted the Seed of the Gospel in our hearts, and we too started out green. We had to learn to grow and develop in our Christian journey.

As the flower grows and develops, it begins to bud, and finally makes a beautiful flower. There is a parallel here for us that I don’t want you to miss. The healthy plant grows and blossoms. The spiritually healthy Christian grows and matures as well. We should always be in a growth mode. Any stagnation, and there is a sign that there is a spiritual problem. Perhaps we are not getting nourished through the Word of God, or cultivated in our worship with our church family.

Finally, as the flower dies, more seeds are scattered, and even more flowers will spring up. How about you? Will there be more Christians on this old earth because of your life? After you are gone, will there be more beautiful blossoms because of what you have sown?

Pastor Ralph