March 14, 2013
I Corinthians 3 contains the verse we used when we were asked to have our gardens as part of the Master Gardener tour in 2009. We didn't want the focus to be on us or our home. We wanted to do something to make sure all honor and glory went to God for His provisions and protection. Our Pastor, in his sermon the week before the event, used a saying we loved and felt appropriate. We put the saying on a chalkboard which we displayed on a chair by the back office door. (I can't recall at the moment what it was. I will look through the video and pictures to find it.)
But then, while reading in I Corinthians 3 for my devotions I came upon this verse—and it was perfect. We wrote the verse on a white board and displayed it on an antique easel surrounded by beautiful Calla Lilly's. It was right by the entrance as everyone walked in. It said:
God is the foundation, and we will be rewarded for what we build on that foundation. If we build upon it things for the Kingdom, then it will last and be recognized. If we build upon it with earthly things then that will be revealed and our selfish things will be destroyed. We are God's Temple and the things we build upon His foundation should reflect that. I Corinthians 3:16–17 - "Don't you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person, because God' temple is holy and you are that temple."
Don't fool yourself into thinking that you are wise in this world. The world's wisdom is foolishness with God. It is written, "He catches those who are wise in their own clever traps." (Job 5:13 and I Corinthians 3:19) "He knows what wise people think. He knows their thoughts are just a puff of wind." (Psalm 94:11 and I Corinthians 3:20)
It's all about Him! Period. We are His stewards. The sooner we understand that the sooner our lives become successful—for HIM.
Addendum: 9/9/16 ~ I pulled out the DVD the Master Gardener's made of our home to see what the saying was. Unfortunately, there wasn't a picture of the saying on it.
Addendum #2: 8/13/18 ~ Found it!!
I Corinthians 3 contains the verse we used when we were asked to have our gardens as part of the Master Gardener tour in 2009. We didn't want the focus to be on us or our home. We wanted to do something to make sure all honor and glory went to God for His provisions and protection. Our Pastor, in his sermon the week before the event, used a saying we loved and felt appropriate. We put the saying on a chalkboard which we displayed on a chair by the back office door. (I can't recall at the moment what it was. I will look through the video and pictures to find it.)
But then, while reading in I Corinthians 3 for my devotions I came upon this verse—and it was perfect. We wrote the verse on a white board and displayed it on an antique easel surrounded by beautiful Calla Lilly's. It was right by the entrance as everyone walked in. It said:
"The one who plants is not important, and the one who waters is not important. Only God, who makes things grow, is important." I Corinthians 3:7Perfect. It is all about HIM! Everything in life is about HIM! Everything we do should be for His Honor and Glory. I Corinthians 3:9 - "We are God's workers, working together; you are like God's farm, God's house." It is God's farm and God's house. Not our house, but God's house. God is the foundation—period. We are HIS workers. The wooden stake we drove into the ground beside the large boulder from Mom and Dad's farm (that we drive by every time we enter our property), represents our total surrender to God's authority and will. If all we own, our home, our business, or our lives aren't built upon God—then it is all in vain and worth nothing.
God is the foundation, and we will be rewarded for what we build on that foundation. If we build upon it things for the Kingdom, then it will last and be recognized. If we build upon it with earthly things then that will be revealed and our selfish things will be destroyed. We are God's Temple and the things we build upon His foundation should reflect that. I Corinthians 3:16–17 - "Don't you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person, because God' temple is holy and you are that temple."
Don't fool yourself into thinking that you are wise in this world. The world's wisdom is foolishness with God. It is written, "He catches those who are wise in their own clever traps." (Job 5:13 and I Corinthians 3:19) "He knows what wise people think. He knows their thoughts are just a puff of wind." (Psalm 94:11 and I Corinthians 3:20)
It's all about Him! Period. We are His stewards. The sooner we understand that the sooner our lives become successful—for HIM.
Addendum: 9/9/16 ~ I pulled out the DVD the Master Gardener's made of our home to see what the saying was. Unfortunately, there wasn't a picture of the saying on it.
Addendum #2: 8/13/18 ~ Found it!!
THE BEAUTY OF NATURE
THE HANDIWORK OF CREATION
THANK YOU, GOD!
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