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THE COMPASS FLOWER

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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Feb 3, 1881

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 7, No. 5.

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THE COMPASS FLOWER.

THERE is a little plant away on the prairies of Texas which always, whatever the weather may be, in rain, frost, or sunshine, turns its flower towards the north. This makes it a sure guide for the traveler, and gives it its name, Compass-Flower, from its resemblance to the compass, which always points to the north pole.
God's word, which he has given to us, is a compass to guide us in our way; and if we are faithful to the Lord in all things, our lives may benefit others, and guide them in the narrow path. And while Jesus is like the Star to direct the Christian in his course, a word may be like the compass-flower, and guide the steps of those who have gone astray, to life, and light, and peace.—Sel.