Amaryllis Bulb

 

My daughter and son-in-law got me an amaryllis for Christmas.  It was covered in red wax, decorated with sparkles, and sitting on a wire stand.  The amaryllis is a bulb grown to brighten the dreary winter days.  It needs nothing.  No water, no soil, and no sun.  Within a week, a green shoot sprouted.  And in three more weeks, three beautiful red blooms popped out on top of the foot-high green stalk.  With other green shoots coming out of the bulb, there is the promise of more stalks and blooms.  The amaryllis reminds me of the Lord.  He needs nothing from us.  He doesn’t need our work; He doesn’t need our help; He doesn’t need our assistance: God is self-sufficient.  As Paul told the Athenians on Mars’ Hill in Act 17:24&25, “God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things.”  The Creator of everything doesn’t need us; we need Him!  Hey, Let the all-sufficient God be your focus today.  Like my amaryllis bulb, enjoy God’s beauty.  Serve Him, and someday, you’ll be glad that you did!