Things are Becoming Green!!

One of my favorite scriptures that I absolutely love is found in Alma 30:44.  In this scripture, Alma is talking to a man named Korihor about the existence of God.  Korihor states that he does not believe that there is a God and unless Alma shows him a sign he will not believe otherwise.  Then Alma states that "all things denote there is a God."  I echo what Alma says.  All things are a witness that God lives and that he loves us!

One of the greatest witnesses that we have is the seasons.  Since a lot of us are experiencing the start of the change of seasons, I thought that this would be a good topic. 

The seasons can be mirrored to Christ's life.  At the spring, all things begin to grow and seeds are planted and then sprout into plants.  During the summer the plants grow into full maturity.  This is similar to Christ's birth, and life.  Christ came into the world not in great garb or royal majesty, but in the lowliness of a manger.

Then comes the Fall.  The time when all things begin to die and to prepare for the winter.  This is similar to Christ's death.  "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him." (see Isaiah 53:5)  Christ paid the ultimate price for us.  He lived a perfect life, and thus was able to pay the price for our sins.

The deathly winds of winter mirror the grief and pain the disciples of Christ had during the three days after His death.  I wonder what was going through their minds at this time?  Were they looking forward to the day that He would come again as He had prophesied?  Or were they dumbfounded because their Lord and King had just been killed?  Whatever may have been going through their minds, they still would not be able to erase all of the pain.  But just as a tiny bud on a tree or the blossom of a flower fights its way into existence at the start of spring, Christ came back and ministered unto his disciples!  He had overcome the barriers of death!  "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."  (1 Corinthians 15:22)

I know that Christ lives.  And because He lives, we too will live one day!!  This is not all that there is!  There is more than just this mortal existance!  I solmely declare in the name of Jesus Christ!!!