I had a dream, a very unusual one, one that has occupied my mind for the
past 24 hours. For weeks I pleaded with God to fill my dreams with His
presence, especially requesting that He grant me the ability to see
others from His perspective. That morning I awoke full of an
unexplainable excitement. My dream had been a message of hope, a message
that shows love as being the true answer to all of our questions. This
dream had to be shared with others.
I dreamed I had two roses in
my hands. As I gazed at the vivid red and smelled their sweet nectar, I
couldn't help but think how beautiful they were. But something was
wrong. As I was staring at them they started to wilt. I quickly put them
in ice water. This slowed the decaying process somewhat, but the
inevitable could not be avoided. I then tried to preserve them by
putting them in the fridge. Again it slowed the process, but before
long, both roses dropped their once graceful petals, leaving behind two
ugly brown sticks.
This couldn't be! How could something so
beautiful be so quickly destroyed? It didn't make sense!
It's
then that I heard a voice: "You were also created with eternity in
mind!"
"But, but . . . what happened?" I blubbered.
"Sin
invaded your life and in your mind, the temporal began replacing the
eternal!"
"You mean I have drifted away from your purpose!"
"You have an enemy that has your destruction in mind!"
"But
what can I do?" I pleaded.
"Remember that you were created for
eternity. Focus on what matters."
"Eternity?" I wondered.
"Eternity!" The voice confirmed. "Moreover "I will be a Father to you,
and you will be my sons and daughters." (2 Corinthians 6:18 NIV)
I awoke with a start and I have been looking from a different
perspective ever since.
This is the message of hope I have been
encouraged to share with you.
Rob Chaffart
Created With Eternity in Mind
Today's Bible Verse:
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and
the door will be opened to you." (Mat 7:7)
Created With Eternity in Mind
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