I am doing a series of posts called Creation Speaks

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭19‬:‭1‬ ‭

“For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬ ‭

The Jericho Rose

I recently came across something called the Rose of Jericho a resurrection plant.

In its dry state, it curls in on itself brown, brittle, lifeless.
It looks finished. Beyond hope. Forgotten.

But the moment it touches water
it begins to open.
It softens.
It turns green again.

What struck me most is this:

It was never actually dead.
It only looked that way.

And I couldn’t help but see the gospel in it.

How often do parts of our lives feel like that
closed up, dry, lifeless
like something has ended?

Yet the truth is, when the living water of Jesus touches those places,
we don’t have to strive to come back to life.

We simply respond.

We open.
We unfold.
We come alive again.

Maybe the season you’ve walked through has felt dry.
Maybe something in your heart has curled in to protect itself.

But dryness is not the end of your story.

There is still life within you.
And in His presence, what looks dead can live again.

“He makes all things new.”