I was
walking on the beach about a week ago, or was it two weeks ago? Time seems to chase
us in some kind of vengeful pursuit from week to week. The sun was shining and
the sand was warm and I was thinking once again upon the goodness of God.
Just ahead was
the most beautiful Blue Heron standing by the seashore. I have no doubt he was looking
for his breakfast. Tall and stately, I would have to pass by him and thought
about his options as I neared. I figured
he could fly at me, fly away, walk away or stay put. I prayed he would choose
the latter. As I approached him and had the thrill of only being about 3 feet
away from him, I marveled over his beauty and his bravery. When I slowly walked
about 10 feet away I wanted to jump up and shout with excitement over what had
happened. Once again I had the good pleasure of experiencing the goodness of
God and His coming kingdom right here on earth.
The heron
knew I was there, but he must have sensed I would do him no harm. Can you imagine
a world where you will always be able to walk by these gentle giants without
them flying away? A place where cats play with squirrels and a dog befriend
deer and a small child able to play with a snake? We are given the reality of
the new world coming to the earth. Could it be compared to a musical? Our
hearts sing. It is easy to continually see the dark side, as we are bombarded
with bad news daily. Why not concentrate
on the lighter side? The side that warms your heart and draws you closer to
God. Jesus is Lord!
The seventh angel
sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:
"The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his
Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever." Re. 11:15
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