Sometimes it’s painful to strip the colors to reduce it to black and white.
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.”
1 John 1:8 NIV
Light Pink Magnolias
Plants
Even When It Gets Harder
This truth is immutable.
“From the rising of the sun to its going down
The LORD’s name is to be praised.”
Psalm 113:3 NKJV
Spring Flower
“For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.”
Psalm 36:9 NKJV
Sunflower Seedling
“Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
John 3:5-6 NKJV
Clinging To Hope
Even when it falls, hopefully some seeds will sow.
“I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put me to shame!”
Psalm 119:31 NKJV
Plastic Plant
They never need pruning and they never grow.
“Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?”
Hebrews 12:7 NIV
Icicle
“Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.”
Mark 13:13 NIV
Funnel Cloud
“But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life. 28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.”
Ezekiel 18:27-28 NIV
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Herald
The droplets have two destinations. It either goes up or down.
“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”
James 5:7-8 NIV
Choker
These things don’t play.
“The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.”
Matthew 13:22 NIV