Topics:<\/b> Deception; Emptiness; Pleasure; Promises; Sin; Temptation<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Genesis 3:6\u201324; Proverbs 9:17\u201318; 14:12; 1 Peter 1:18<\/p>\n
The corpse flower (titan arum<\/i>), native to the equatorial forests of Sumatra, can grow up to ten feet tall. Once open, the spiky, bright red bloom looks like rotten meat, a veritable welcome mat for the insects that pollinate it\u2014flies and carrion beetles.<\/p>\n
According to Matthew Opel, University of Connecticut research assistant, the corpse flower \u201clooks like something has died. It smells like something has died. It has the same chemicals that dead bodies produce.\u201d<\/p>\n
The flower, which begins to disintegrate after two days, is nothing but a big practical joke to the flies and other carrion insects, says Opel. \u201cUnlike other plants that offer nectar, there\u2019s no real reward here. They think they\u2019re going to get a meal because it smells like something dead.\u201d<\/p>\n
How like the corpse flower is the story of sin. It is attractive. It holds out promises yet has no true rewards. And it ends in death.<\/p>\n
\u2014\u201cSmelly Corpse Flower to Bloom,\u201d rednova.com (June 23, 2004)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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