Last week we had a wonderful
revelation of the meaning of the two pillars in front of the
Temple. It is so amazing to see that all the symbolism surrounding
the Temple is there to draw people closer to God. That is His
hearts' desire. To have people close to Him. And when we are close
to Him, life will make sense and we can have a clearer view of what
is going on in our lives.
Today I want us to have a look at
the entrance of the Temple:
"The two doors were of olive
wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and
open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on
the cherubim and on the palm trees." 1 Kings 7:32
Again symbolism is locked in the
carvings used. In fact the whole Temple inside had these three
symbols namely cherubim, palm trees and open flowers.
We have looked at the meanings
behind the cherubim and the palm trees, so today we will have a
look at the open flowers. The Bible talks a lot about flowers. Let
us have a look at a couple of verses and see to what conclusion we
can come.
"I am the rose of Sharon, and
the lily of the valleys." Song of Solomon 2:1
"The flowers appear on the
earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the
turtledove is heard in our land." Song of Solomon 2:12
If we look at these two verses
Jesus compares Himself to the rose of Sharon. And in His love
language for His bride He mentions flowers quite often. Today we
also associate flowers with a gift of love, friendship or even
sympathy. Flowers are beautiful and there to be enjoyed. It says 'I
love you' in so many ways.
But of course flowers can fade away
as well as we see in 1 Peter 1:24, 24:
"All flesh is as grass and all
the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and
its flower falls away, but the Word of the Lord endures
forever."
God compares all the glory of man
to flowers that falls away. All our own efforts, all our own
striving will amount to nothing at the end of the day. But
fortunately the Bible says that the flowers in the Temple are open
flowers. In other words it is symbolic of flowers that will never
fade away, because they are blooming in the presence of God.
Thus the open flowers in the Temple
tell us that God loves us dearly. He wants to give us flowers and
say 'I love you' in a special way. Nowhere outside the Temple were
flowers except for the lilies depicting God's provision. But
otherwise, if we want to be surrounded by His love, we need to
enter into the Temple and stay there. And there the flowers will
last, because all the flowers inside is to the glory of God and not
to the glory of man. All we do whilst inside the Temple is to His
glory and the fruit of what we do led by His Spirit will last
forever, it will never fade away.
Walk in this life and see the open
flowers that God wants to bless you with. See Him in everything and
glorify Him in all. Then you will have treasures in Heaven, where
it will never fade and stand the test of time.
Father thank you for all the
flowers all around us. Thank you that when we do see physical
flowers, that they are a reminder to us of all Your love, blessings
and goodness. You are so amazing, so wonderful, such a blessed God.
It is wonderful to know that everything we do flowing out of Your
presence have eternal value. We praise You for that. Amen