A splash of color adds life, vigor, joy, to any room. In a world that is loving black and white, beige and brown, a splash of color adds value to a room. People are like that splash of color, they add value to the room.

Yesterday in church a friend shared how he and his wife are doing after spending their first 90 days living in Uruguay. Before service we spoke and he said, it already feels like home there. Then we he got up to speak in front of the church, he said, I could show you the soccer complex we are building and ask for funding, but what really matters is the people not the building.

He went on to speak of two men who have captured his heart since being in Uruguay. He said, when I tell them about our church, I do not show them a picture of the barn we meet in, I tell them about the people who have shaped us and formed us. The room was in tears. People add value, people are the splash of color.

God loves color as well. Exodus 24:9-10 says, “Israel went up and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky.” The Hebrew word is Sapir where we get the word sapphire from. People are the valuable jewels in our lives that add a splash of color.

While pondering these thoughts, I thanked the Lord for being my sole provider and as I said these words, the Holy Spirit showed me the words soul provider. I said sole provider, but the Holy Spirit said soul provider. God is our sole and soul provider and He gives us people as the pop of color for our soul. I am thankful for the sapphires, diamonds, rubies, emeralds in my life. They truly add a pop of color. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org