TRUTH IS LIKE A TRILLIUM

Truth is like a trillium

that blossoms in the spring.

It dances with the waking trees

and stirs the birds to sing.

Through winter, it lays dormant,

beneath the snowy ground.

Then with the warmth of springtime,

it stretches roots around.

It grows within the sunshine,

first budding after years.

The plant designed by Trinity

takes time to match its peers.

And there it stands a-shining,

a pure, revealing face!

The woodland floor, once bumpy bare,

now shimmers full of grace!

Truth is like a trillium.

O may my faith grow strong!

For with it, I am known and free

to bloom forever long.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

John 8:32

TRUTH IS LIKE A TRILLIUM

that blossoms in the spring. That's because:

He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

John 8:47

Have faith in Jesus, God’s Son and He will reveal truth to you. We can know truth. We can't know truth without Jesus Christ.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,

the truth, and the life:

no man cometh unto the Father,

but by me.

John 14:6

But by me. Jesus is the truth. No one goes to God without first believing in Jesus, God’s Son. But by me. Strong words from our Creator who took the human form He created. He even let Himself be born! But by me. These are the words religions not based on Christ abhor. These are the words arrogant, silly people fight against with their own ways and life philosophies.

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Colossians 2:6-8

Christians are the ones who have decided the statement Jesus Christ made of Himself in John 14:6 is true. The Creator makes the rules for His creation. He is the book designer. We all must decide how we will respond to the claim of Jesus. I trust you have chosen wisely with soberness of mind.

Like Timothy.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightiest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

1 Timothy 1:1-4

We read in the next verses that Timothy is encouraged to command church leaders to have diligence to maintain the authority of sound doctrine. Paul writes to him to tell others not to deviate from God's Word as the resulting condition of false doctrine can't transform lives. Myths and speculations waste time and can't help anyone live victoriously. And the law was never a means to be saved. It only shows us how sinful we are! Through it all, Timothy spoke of love from a pure heart and a sincere faith in Christ, and probably with good temperance.  

Trilliums take years to bloom for the first time. The red trilliums in Veery Glade bloom before the white ones. Then, there are many white ones decorating the woodland floor, out-numbering the red ones. We are fortunate to have both kinds of trilliums! May you know the truth as evident as trilliums.

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:12-13

Self-discipline involves being obedient to God’s Word and honoring Jesus in our choices and decisions. May we bloom like trilliums, even if it takes a while, and hear God’s voice. May we grow with deep roots and self-control.