NorMel House Devotions

Reading the book Unshakable Hope by Max Lucado and in the back there are study questions, one which asked "Which of these (God's) promises could combat the problem you're pondering today?" It led me to look up Rev 21:4 ("He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”) as this is one of God's promises that I cling to the most. I then wanted to look up the reference texts as I thought it was a quote from a different part of the Bible. I ended up looking up Isaiah 65:19, 20 and came across something I dont remember ever reading before and I just bawled. "I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress. No more shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not fill out his days, for the young man shall die a hundred y...

  I love flowers. My body doesn't, but my brain and heart sure do. They remind me of so many things.  There is beauty in this world; God's creation is filled with beautiful things despite all the ugliness we've brought to the world.  God is the author of life. He gives life to all things and sustains it despite our neglect.  God is faithful; year after year I see the delicate beauty in the flowers that keep coming back. These tiny little flowers may seem delicate but God gives them all they need to get through the harsh seasons. So even though they make me sick lol I'm thankful for them. Mel of the NorMel House