Playing in the Dirt: Devotions for Crazy Plant LadiesSample

No Such Thing

I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love.

EPHESIANS 3:17–18 CSB

Crazy plant ladies have a mantra: “There’s no such thing as too many plants.” No matter how many we accumulate, there’s always room in our homes and hearts for more (despite the occasional protests of those we live with). We will fill every shelf and sunny windowsill with colorful pots containing lush, vibrant blooms, and we will adore every single one. There’s no such thing as loving our plants too much.

This type of unconditional love is a gift from God. We love because He first loved us (I John 4:19 NASB). While our love is flawed and imperfect because we are human, God’s love is whole and perfect because He is God.

In His perfect love, God sent His Son, Jesus, from heaven to earth to live a perfect life without sin, only to be put to death by the people He loved and came to save. That type of love is unfathomable, the amount immeasurable.

Crazy-plant-lady love pales in comparison.

Plants depend on us for their care, and we are happy to give it. We love the time we spend watering, pruning, and even cleaning them (leaves get dusty, too!). Let us take a moment to pause and reflect on all that God has given us whenever we tend to our plants. He is our Provider, our Caregiver, our Shelter, our Source of love and life. Just as we give our plants all they need to live and flourish, our Father God lavishes love on us. Receive that love from Him.

Thank You, God, that there is no such thing as an end to Your perfect love for me.

Thank You for loving me more than I can imagine and caring for me. In grateful response, may I also show care and love to those in my life today.