“TRULY, the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.”
As I passed by a cottage, I observed its window filled with plants. The leaves of one, being of a sickly white, arrested my eye. The poor little plant had been away from the light for some time―down in a dark cellar―and amidst the healthy, green geraniums its pale, sickly leaves spoke a lesson.
How like many a Christian! Instead of vigorous growth and healthy spirituality, some are of a pale, sickly appearance! In vain we look for holiness, for joy―in vain for zeal and devotion. Alas! they are not “pleasant plants.” And why? They have been in some damp, dark cellar of man’s construction instead of being under the light and warmth of Christ’s rays.
Ye gardeners of the Master, seek for grace to bring God’s plants into the light of divine holiness and love. The rays of the Sun of Righteousness will make the plants of God full of beauty.
Take cheer from the result upon that sickly plant of its altered position. In the sunny window in a few weeks it became of rich green, put out fresh shoots, and its grateful leaves turned towards the sun. So shall the enfeebled Christian, who by grace is led to look to the Lord, become changed. Oh! turn continually towards Him, praise and bless Him, whose beams made our souls fruitful.