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Tuesday, August 29,
2023
The
morning
glories have
taken over our
decorative
windmill since
we've had very
little breeze
over the past
week or so. At
this point if
we did the
morning
glories have
it locked up!
"Consider
The Morning Glory"
Message
summary: Today
let us
consider the
morning glory
and four
points as to
how they may
pertain to our
own life. Then
look around at
God’s
wonderful
creation and
consider
lessons each
of us may
learn by
observing!
“Consider the
lilies, how
they grow:
they neither
toil nor spin,
yet I tell
you, even
Solomon in all
his glory was
not arrayed
like one of
these” (Luke
12:27).
We both, but Brooksyne especially, enjoy her flowers. Early in the spring she considers what she wants to plant and I give a little input but it's mostly Brooksyne. We plant a few edible plants like tomatoes, peppers and herbs but we plant a lot of flowers, some from seed, some purchased in old-order greenhouses and some from the clearance shelves at Lowes. It’s a special delight to see these spent and wasted flowers come back to life after a light or sometimes heavy duty pruning, extra sunshine, some water and a little tender loving care.
Shortly
after moving
into our
current home
in 2002
Brooksyne
planted a
packet of
annual morning
glories from
seed. Since
that time we
have never
planted them
again though
they are not a
perennial
flower.
Somehow, like
dandelions,
they just seem
to grow on
their own
since their
seeds drop at
the end of
their growing
season and
they reseed
themselves.
Like
“volunteers”
they spring up
wherever we
may have
disposed their
clippings,
from a seed
that fell
where they
previously
grew or from
one dropped by
a bird or
blown by the
wind.
These plants have not benefited from our feeding, watering or any weeding (many consider them a weed), yet they grow, blooming where they are planted providentially by God, demonstrating several character qualities we would do well to have in our lives.
Jesus often used illustrations from nature in His teaching. In today’s text he states “Consider the lilies...” Perhaps He was pointing out a field of lilies as He said it. In His teaching He pointed out the folly of worry, for as God cares for the lilies He will care for us.
Today let us consider the morning glory and four character traits that are instructive to us. Morning glory is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae. We are unsure of how they got the delightful name “Morning Glory” but since they bloom in the morning, I would guess that they are “all in their glorious bloom in the morning”, thus the name, Morning Glory.
Today let us consider the morning glory and these four points as to how they may pertain to our own life. Then look around at God’s wonderful creation and consider lessons each of us may learn by observing!
We both, but Brooksyne especially, enjoy her flowers. Early in the spring she considers what she wants to plant and I give a little input but it's mostly Brooksyne. We plant a few edible plants like tomatoes, peppers and herbs but we plant a lot of flowers, some from seed, some purchased in old-order greenhouses and some from the clearance shelves at Lowes. It’s a special delight to see these spent and wasted flowers come back to life after a light or sometimes heavy duty pruning, extra sunshine, some water and a little tender loving care.
Shortly
after moving
into our
current home
in 2002
Brooksyne
planted a
packet of
annual morning
glories from
seed. Since
that time we
have never
planted them
again though
they are not a
perennial
flower.
Somehow, like
dandelions,
they just seem
to grow on
their own
since their
seeds drop at
the end of
their growing
season and
they reseed
themselves.
Like
“volunteers”
they spring up
wherever we
may have
disposed their
clippings,
from a seed
that fell
where they
previously
grew or from
one dropped by
a bird or
blown by the
wind.These plants have not benefited from our feeding, watering or any weeding (many consider them a weed), yet they grow, blooming where they are planted providentially by God, demonstrating several character qualities we would do well to have in our lives.
Jesus often used illustrations from nature in His teaching. In today’s text he states “Consider the lilies...” Perhaps He was pointing out a field of lilies as He said it. In His teaching He pointed out the folly of worry, for as God cares for the lilies He will care for us.
Today let us consider the morning glory and four character traits that are instructive to us. Morning glory is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae. We are unsure of how they got the delightful name “Morning Glory” but since they bloom in the morning, I would guess that they are “all in their glorious bloom in the morning”, thus the name, Morning Glory.
1) Morning
Glories are an
example of
resourcefulness.
They bloom
where they’re
planted and
where they’re
not planted!
They climb up
just about
anything,
they’re not
picky. We need
to be
resourceful in
life, making
the most of
every
opportunity
(see
Colossians
4:5). A young
lady had a
calling early
in life to be
a medical
missionary but
instead faced
a grueling,
lifelong
debilitating
disease. She
still sees
herself as a
medical
missionary,
but as a
patient rather
than a doctor!
2) Morning Glories are an example of perseverance. A web search reveals a number of resources with information about how to get rid of morning glories. They are famously tenacious forcing Brooksyne to pull far more vines over the years than the number of seeds she planted long ago! The weather; hot or cool, dry or wet, sunny or cloudy, over the long growing season doesn’t stop their growth. Likewise we need to be tenacious and persevering. The call to perseverance is a common theme through Scripture. Today we’ll just use a part of a verse Brooksyne often quotes from Romans 12:12, “persevering in tribulation”.
3) Morning Glories are an example of proliferation. I happen to like Morning Glories but Brooksyne, like many serious gardeners, tends to view them as a nuisance since they are very aggressive, intertwining their numerous vines around neighboring ornamentals covering up their foliage and blooms! On occasion I’ve heard Brooksyne lecture them, “Stay where you were planted and stop being a nuisance to your neighbor.” Likewise, there are those who view Christians in two ways: “to one, as an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life” (2 Corinthians 2:16). Jesus tells us to spread the gospel seed by going “out into the highways and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.”
4)
Morning
Glories are an
example of
love.
Their lush
green
heart-shaped
leaves,
anywhere from
2 to 5 inches,
can serve as
visual
reminders of
the love we
are to have
one for
another
because of
God’s love for
us, “Love
one another as
I have loved
you” (John
14).
2) Morning Glories are an example of perseverance. A web search reveals a number of resources with information about how to get rid of morning glories. They are famously tenacious forcing Brooksyne to pull far more vines over the years than the number of seeds she planted long ago! The weather; hot or cool, dry or wet, sunny or cloudy, over the long growing season doesn’t stop their growth. Likewise we need to be tenacious and persevering. The call to perseverance is a common theme through Scripture. Today we’ll just use a part of a verse Brooksyne often quotes from Romans 12:12, “persevering in tribulation”.
3) Morning Glories are an example of proliferation. I happen to like Morning Glories but Brooksyne, like many serious gardeners, tends to view them as a nuisance since they are very aggressive, intertwining their numerous vines around neighboring ornamentals covering up their foliage and blooms! On occasion I’ve heard Brooksyne lecture them, “Stay where you were planted and stop being a nuisance to your neighbor.” Likewise, there are those who view Christians in two ways: “to one, as an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life” (2 Corinthians 2:16). Jesus tells us to spread the gospel seed by going “out into the highways and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.”
4)
Morning
Glories are an
example of
love.
Their lush
green
heart-shaped
leaves,
anywhere from
2 to 5 inches,
can serve as
visual
reminders of
the love we
are to have
one for
another
because of
God’s love for
us, “Love
one another as
I have loved
you” (John
14).Today let us consider the morning glory and these four points as to how they may pertain to our own life. Then look around at God’s wonderful creation and consider lessons each of us may learn by observing!
Be
encouraged
today,
(Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father,
like the
Morning
Glories we too
want to be an
example of one
who is
resourceful,
perseveres, is
proliferous in
reaching
others for the
cause of
Christ, and
one who loves
others just as
Christ loves
us. May we
live in such a
way that Your
glory is
manifested in
our lives not
just in the
morning but
all day long
and in the
evening hours.
In the name of
Jesus we pray.
Amen.A South African reader shared this regarding Morning Glories: “I too like their colors and have used their profusion with great effect on garden fences and screens. Unfortunately due to their invasive nature and their detrimental effect on indigenous vegetation (much like the tares in Jesus’ Parable) and the fact they are not indigenous to our country which has water as a scarce resource, they have been declared “invasive aliens” and anyone found still cultivating them is liable for prosecution.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"Creation
Calls"
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video on
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Brian Doerksen
Morning glories on our backyard fence.
Last
year we
planted a
climbing rose
on each side
of this arbor
leading to our
back yard, but
the Morning
Glories have
taken over!
Morning
Glories
growing on a
shrub along
our front
walkway.
The
Morning
Glories
growing in the
crack between
our house and
sidewalk in
our backyard.
Morning
Glories
growing along
the road where
their
clippings have
been
discarded.
What
a pretty
flower!
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