THE TREES OF THE FIELD

The colors of life are in the fall
where God’s bright truths are shown to all.
The trees of the field will clap their hands
and spread God’s love throughout the lands.
 
The warmest brown leaves will tell it straight,
“All have sinned and tend to hate.”
Red shiny leaves sing of love
coming from God who reigns above.
 
Brightest orange leaves can make all see:
“Christ bore all iniquity.”
And pure yellow leaves give us a smile
to be with Him in just a while.
 
The colors of fall are rich to see
the Painter of Eternity!
The trees of the field, forever true,

display God’s love for me and you.

 

For ye shall go out with joy,
and be led forth with peace:
the mountains and the hills
shall break forth before you into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12

 

THE TREES OF THE FIELD 

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 

What a love from Jesus Christ, God’s Son, God’s anointed! By it, we have freedom from the bondage of sin. By it, we, the faithful, have the indwelling Holy Spirit to commune with us and teach us. The whole Bible proclaims His love to us, from Genesis to Revelation.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 55:13

Adam and Eve experienced a perfect creation, a perfect autumn. The good ground, however, became cursed and produced thorns and thistles as a result of their disobedience. But there will be a return to a thorn-less ground and thistle-free land. Jesus is preparing it for those who love Him. Paradise is the place where fir and myrtle trees will grow instead of the briers. In Heaven and for the LORD’s renown, eternal goodness thrives for those who are covered by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son.

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

John 14:2

What makes the trees and mountains mentioned in Isaiah 55 respond so thunderously? The reason for their joy is the acceptance of God’s invitation to salvation. Happiness is yielding seed from what was sown. Contentment is being nourished from the bread chosen to eat and satisfied from the water selected to drink. With our decision to have faith in God’s Son, Jesus Christ, we rejoice at the acceptance of Jesus’ words He spoke from the cross ‘It is finished’. God’s salvation offered, God’s remedy for our sin, ‘It is finished’ is what Jesus said on the cross before He died, bearing our sin, and then rose again on the third day. The decision to believe in God’s Word makes us born again.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3
 
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:12-13

The Lord Jesus is rich to those who call on Him. He can hear our prayer petition and is able to answer, heal, and provide for the believing heart. For the non-believing heart, there is nothing. There will be no vision, no allowance to view the kingdom of God. Whoever does not call upon the name of the Lord shall not be saved.

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come to mind.
Isaiah 65:17
 
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 65:25

There are amazing descriptions of the new Jerusalem coming down out of Heaven from God in Revelation 21 too—the city of pure gold and the wall made of jasper, among other precious stones. Living in a sin-free environment is worth today’s toils and persecutions against the Christian faith. The span of our lifetime is small compared to eternity. God divinely inspires across time as He purposes. I encourage you to read Isaiah 65:17-25 for more glimpses of Heaven. The born-again have a home being prepared for them by Jesus.

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 17:15

By the edge of the woods, I see the beautiful autumn colors of the maple trees and purple flowers in the field. May we call upon our Heavenly Father in prayer every day, every season for help in not justifying the wicked or condemning the just. May you cross into Heaven with joy and be led forth into His peaceful kingdom. May His mercy lead you to live a life trusting Him and to honor Him with your self-control.