Peruvian Lily

The Peruvian Lily we might consider one of the most beautiful flowers on earth. Although it comes in a whole host of colours, the individual blooms tend to have a couple of petals which are yellow, decorated with little crimson strokes. Had the entire flower looked like this it might have been a little overpowering and garish, but the contrast with its plainer petals make it the more attractive.

Good taste means knowing when to hold back and refrain; the man who wears a bright red suit looks vulgar, unlike the man in a darker suit and red tie. Likewise, a woman wearing a string of pearls looks more elegant than some Pearly Queen fresh out of London's East End. The fine preacher who goes on for many hours spoils his message and the one who is overgenerous raises suspicions of ulterior motivation. Self-control, restraint, checks and curbs are godly virtues, and should not be sniffed at.

Whoever has no rule over his own spirit

Is like a city broken down, without walls.

Proverbs 25:28, NKJV