SWEET FRAGRANCES

For those living in the South, there is nothing quite like the sweet fragrance of a magnolia in full bloom! I know because I smell its aroma every time I pass by the den door.

However, this fragrance fades as the bloom itself fades.

There is a fragrance however that never fades. A believer's service in spreading the gospel is a sweet fragrance to the Lord. An incense of sorts. It's the fragrance of knowledge of His Son. (2 Corinthians 2:14-16) A fragrance of life for those who believe. Savour of life unto life.

A sweet fragrance indeed!

CHOOSE: MAGNOLIA MONDAY

Magnolia Monday aka Quiet Time on the Patio sweetened with the scent of magnolia.

It's overcast. It's breezy. It's delightfully perfect for morning meditation.

Streams In the Desert (5/22) entry also spoke to my heart. Expounding on Psalm 37:5, with the Young's translation, "He worketh it" jumps out. In those words, "when we truly commit, or roll out of our hands into His; the burden of whatever kind it may be; a way of sorrow, of difficulty, of physical need or of anxiety for the conversion os some dear one." 

Once I have put it into His hands, even when I can't see results, I can trust that "He worketh."

Those words are a sweet aroma to my spirit as this magnolia is to my senses. 

So grateful I was able to choose this spot for my Monday morning meditation.