This won’t be a very long blog post, as i’m about to head out. But i really wanted to write something. i haven’t posted in a while. i’m still working on a blog post, but haven’t found the ‘right’ words for what i wanted to share with you. So, that will be waiting a bit longer.
Here’s a
quick post about something i thought about today and really felt like sharing
with someone. i hope it will inspire you or encourage you, or whatever it is
that you need right now. i hope the Lord will bless this blog post and use it
in a way like only He can do ;-)
This
morning as i was thinking and praying, i thought about the vision that is
commonly used among believers. Yes, the vision of the Lion and the Lamb. As i
was looking up the Bible verse where you can find this, i learned that there is
not a verse that talks about them specifically. But the Bible does speak about the
wolf and the lamb that will dwell together or graze together:
Isaiah 11:6
And the wolf will
dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the kid, And the calf
and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them. (NASB)
Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and
the lamb shall graze together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and
dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall do no evil or harm in all My holy
mountain," says the LORD. (NASB)
Not a Lion but a Wolf.. It doesn’t really change my thoughts about it though, so i am gonna share it with you anyways ;-)
i always
LOVED the pictures of the lion and the lamb together. Now i see a wolf and a
lamb together, and i think about the fairytale story of the little Red Riding
Hood and it is even more vivid to me. Here on Earth i don’t think it’s a good
idea to keep them in a room (or cage or pasture) together.
As i
thought about how amazing this picture is and how it is often used as a way to
describe the peace in Heaven, i wondered some more. How PERFECT would it be if
we could shift this vision of being at peace to us, human beings?
Is there
anyone in your life that has hurt you, that you don’t like that much. Or maybe you do like this person, but you are afraid that they don’t like you? You
don’t have to have an enemy or hate someone to still be thinking twice (or
not even consider it at all) to go to lunch together. Take a moment to think of
such a person you don’t feel comfortable being around, no matter what the
reason for your discomfort.
And picture
you and this person, together, sitting on a bench, or picnicking among the
gorgeous flowers in the Heavenly Pastures. How does that make you feel?
Do you see
the peace overflowing from that picture, just as much as you would like to
enjoy the wolf and the lamb playing together? Or does it scare you a bit?
How amazing
would it be if we would think of Heaven, not only with our family and friends
and the ones we like and agree with, but also the ones we don’t feel
comfortable with?
THAT would
be PERFECT PEACE, wouldn’t it be?
