Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Darren Milam
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Have you ever looked at a foxglove plant (seen here) and thought about how toxic it is, and at the same time, thought how beautiful it is? If you weren’t aware, this flowering plant from the genus Digitalis is very toxic to humans and mammals. Ironically, it also has medicinal uses.
To me, it’s symbolic of our current home – Earth — and God’s love. Let me explain. As we all know, this planet is sinful and extremely toxic. Yet, there is still beauty. There is still goodness. That beauty and goodness is only because of God’s love for us. He doesn’t see our sinful nature and turn against us, on the contrary, He gets closer to us – allowing His love and the sacrifice of Jesus to heal us, from the poison we have ingested.
As Paul states in Romans 5:8
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.”
Do you see what’s happening? Even though we are sinners, He loves us. And with that love, we are saved.
A beautiful blooming foxglove, with its bright colors, unique shape and patterns – deadly in some ways, but life saving in another. I’m so thankful to have God’s love, provided to us, in order to save us from the sins of this world. And while we are “stuck” here, God continues to give us beauty, reminding us of who is ultimately in control.