Tis the season for graduations. Many years ago, at my Seminary graduation, the commencement speaker spoke on the subject \u201cDon\u2019t Forget the Lily Work\u201d from 1 Kings 7:15-22. Hiram finished the construction of Solomon\u2019s Temple with two pillars, each one 27 feet tall, topped with two capitals, each 7 \u00bd feet high. Then 34 \u00bd feet above the ground, where no human eye could see, Hiram added the beautiful lily work. \u201cThe tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished\u201d (1 Kings 7:22) or from the King James Version, \u201cAnd upon the top of the pillars was lily work.\u201d The speaker reminded us that our ministry was not complete until we had done that which pleased only God, perhaps not even seen by man. Have you been doing that which pleased God, iregardless of man\u2019s response? And aren\u2019t you impressed that I actually listened to, and remembered the commencement speaker at my graduation? Garry Trudeau said, \u201cCommencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.\u201d Don\u2019t forget your lily work this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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