There is a brisk slight North Easterly breeze, the sun is beginning to rise with a beautiful orangish/yellow color burning through the thin morning fog. The cotton tail playing as they scamper through the ceder along the 250 yard long driveway upto the old farmhouse. As I sit on my chair leaning back against the house with a hot cup of coffee, I hear the song of the birds and smell the sweet aroma of honeysuckle on this day of the Lord. I think, what a wonderful blessing I have received, my heart is filled with the awesome joy of His gifts of Love. Can this be truly real, am I really here, does this joy, peace and contentment really exist? Then, I hear the sound of gunfire and look to the east and hear dogs barking, hear the sound of dogs and people. The hunter has fired a round and the prey has fallen, the birds have flown away, the rabbits have scattered and are now well hidden. The sun has risen and the day begins as usual. The peace and tranquility of Gods awesome nature is interrupted by the progress of reality and human nature.

Imagine a world that is unspoiled, magnificent and truly paradise. It did once exist....Then man sinned and the burdens of his sin followed, paradise on earth was hidden from us and we were set to live with the burden of our sins. Look around, listen and feel the life that we live today of our own making...Paradise does exist, but we must go to it, physically, spiritually and mentally.....wholly(completely), we must leave our worldy selves behind and give our lives over to Jesus completely and begin anew as children of God. There is a time that is near, when He will return, peace and tranquility will return. Evil and sin will be conquerred and cast out. Paradise will return as God Created it. Will you be ready, will you be called up, will you rise to live? Or, will darkness remain in your soul with the gnashing of teeth as the flames of hell lash at your feet?

John 5:28-29 (New American Standard Bible)

28"Do not marvel at this; for (A)an hour is coming, in which (B)all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,

29and will come forth; (C)those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.


Cross references:
A.John 5:28 : John 4:21
B.John 5:28 : John 11:24; 1 Cor 15:52
C.John 5:29 : Dan 12:2; Matt 25:46; Acts 24:15


My dear brothers and sister,

I pray that you are well in Christ. God bless you and all that you do, lots of love.

Your brother

Dan