June 1, 2006

The Color Of Blue

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Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments . . . and to put a blue thread in the tassels. —Numbers 15:38

The children of Israel were to make tassels on the corners of their garments with “a blue thread in the tassels” (Numbers 15:38). The tassels reminded them to “do all My commandments, and be holy for your God” (v.40). The blue thread—the color of the heavens above—spoke of His immeasurable power and saving grace.

We still need reminders today. In the fuss and frenzy of our busy lives, we easily forget God and His passion for us. We forget that He lives within and around us and loves us with eternal affection. It helps to have something to signify His presence. Blue can be one of those signs.

“The first step is to remember,” says Aslan in C. S. Lewis’ The Silver Chair. Aslan, a figure of Christ, tells Jill to “remember the signs” he has given her.

If you learn God’s signs—like the significance of the color blue—it will be easier to remember God’s love. Blue can remind you of the invisible realm above and all around, unseen and yet as real as anything you can see. A mountain lake, a glacial crevasse, an alpine forget-me-not, a cerulean sky—all remind us of heaven and God’s unfathomable love.

When you see blue, think of God’s love, and especially His love for you. —David H. Roper

This is my Father’s world!
He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass—
He speaks to me everywhere. —Babcock

Daily blessings are daily reminders of God.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: 2 Chronicles 15-16; John 12:27-50

Thank you for sharing that lovely and true devotional reading with me! I will often stop in wonder just to stare at the sky and think, "He chose BLUE!" Or the same with the grass: "He chose GREEN!" It is good to nurture this sense of awe in God's creation and to receive all of life as the tremendous gift that it is. How true it is that we need the reminders personally, and to remind one another in our journey through this world. God has left us so many lights for our way and witnesses to His presence - how gracious He is! how kind and generous and beautiful we see His nature in His creation!