Unusual picture isn't it? A beautiful flower with an "ugly" frog
seeking refuge amongst its petals. I guess what caught my attention was
the contrast between "beauty and the beast"!!! This beauty literally
covers the less-than-attractive frog. Remind you of anything... perhaps
the 32nd Psalm?
Psalms 32:1-11 NASB
(1) A Psalm of David. A Maskil. How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!
(2) How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
(3) When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long.
(4) For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah.
(5) I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
(6) Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.
(7) You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
(8) I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
(9) Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.
(10) Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him.
(11) Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
(1) A Psalm of David. A Maskil. How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!
(2) How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
(3) When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long.
(4) For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah.
(5) I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
(6) Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.
(7) You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
(8) I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
(9) Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.
(10) Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him.
(11) Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
You may be the most beautiful human being that ever lived, but wait
sixty years. By that time, wrinkles, grey hair and fat will make you
FEEL OLD!!! However, if you concern yourself with what you are like on
the INSIDE, then outward appearance really doesn't matter, does it? And
if God does not impute iniquity to you because you are hiding in HIM-
well, verse eleven above says it best. In a word- REJOICE!!! Go ahead,
hide- the beauty to be found is an eternal one. And for all the
"frogs" out there- THIS MEANS YOU!!!!
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