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Rose of Sharon and lily of the valley
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Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley Of all the flowers that God has made, the rose is the loveliest and the sweetest, and my fav, mark I hope your reading this bulletin hehehe LOL. The rose has three things in perfection, shape, color, and fragrance. In its sweetness the rose reminds me of the Lord Jesus Christ. His character was marked not only by manliness, but also what we may call "SWEETNESS" For He had all firmness of man and all the tenderness of a woman. I will give you another reason for the comparison of Christ to a rose. The rose is the most common as well as the most beautiful of all the flowers. You find it wherever you go. We may call it the universal flower. It belongs to everybody. In this respect it resembles Christ, for Christ is the common property of all of the poor as well as the rich, of the child as the full grown man. He belongs to all nations, to all dwellers in the north,south,east and west. Jesus calls Himself the "Lily of the Valleys" We now have to consider what this second title is intended to teach us. The"Lily of the Valleys" is the flower we know by name. You know how graceful it is with pretty white bells lined in a row on a tapering stalk, and how it appears to hide itself under the shade of its broad green leaves. We may ask, why was it chosen? Partly because the lily is of beautiful white color and represents purity. And we know how pure the Lord Jesus Christ was. Never at any time did He think or say or do anything that was wrong. As a child, as a boy, or as a man. He was absolutely free from guilt. So the leaves and petals of the rose and lily become leaves of the Bible to us from God. The flowers say" We come to tell you that God lives, that God loves, and God wants your love." The roses say," Love and serve the good and beautiful God who may be served by everything that is kind and lovely." The lilies say," Love and serve the pure and righteous God, who may be served by everything that is holy and true.  
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