I wrote this back in March, but the truth of it only continues to escalate as the birth pains continue to get closer and closer together...
The Bible lesson I taught my children the other day spoke about the greatness of God. It was asking the question, “How big is God?” It spoke of the verses that said the span of His hands could reach … And then it talked about how He could hold the water of the oceans in the palm of His hands. The children were blown away when I was talking about it. Their eyes got so big.
Then I told them that God’s arms could reach around and hug the world. They thought that was so neat, to think that God could HUG the world!
This morning (Tuesday, March 16, 2010) I was reflecting on it more. I read about the minor earthquake in LA. Just another reminder of the birth pains and signs that the 2nd coming of our Messiah is getting closer and closer. As I thought about God’s arms around the earth giving it a hug, I saw Him squeezing the earth. As we all know, when someone squeezes us real tight – it can be painful!!! We also know that squeezing, tightening muscles (birth pains) is what brings forth a child.
The time is drawing near our friends. God is squeezing this earth – showing us His LOVE by hugging us soooo tight that we hurt a little, all to let us know that His Son is about ready to return. We need to be ready! We need to help others be ready!
Let Him water your garden today. Let Him help you grow into a mature plant that bears fruit.
Rose Horton
Rest, Refresh, Restore
A Well-Watered Garden
Dear Rose,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your first blog post! I am excited to see how God will use your writings to inspire, encourage, challenge, and speak Truth to many!! Woo Hoo!
And YES, I agree with your thoughts... we need to be ready! And how I long to be a mature plant that bears oodles of fruit!
May He bless you and your precious family, dear Rose!
Love to you~
Cindy :)