Beautiful Rose

This is just a random picture I took last week. I pulled

this rose out of a Valentine's arrangement my dad gave to my mom. 

In the vase, there were a dozen dried out, dirty looking roses, but I dug around

and came across this one. I love this rose! I'll keep it as long as it remains in one piece! 

It reminds me of what Jesus did for me. He picked me, a dried up rose that

would appear worthless to many people, and made me His prized possession.

The only difference is that when I let Him pull me out

of that vase, He gave me new, everlasting life. I became healthy and very much

alive. There are no brown stains on me anymore; He 

took my filthiness and put it on Himself at the cross, and He placed on me His righteousness!

That just boggles my mind!

LIVE. LOVE. LAUGH. CAPTURE IT!

~Bethany Truth