From the veranda of the Rosemont Manor in Berryville, VA, I beheld such remarkable natural beauty. Diverse trees (cedars, poplars, maples, elms, oaks and more) stood like sentinels around around 400 acres of manicured lawns. As it was summer, I could only imagine the sight of their fall foliage. Nocturnal fireflies blinked in rhythmic patterns as deer advanced for an evening feed. Behind all of this in the far distance the Blue Ridge Mountains striped the skyline.
“You did make a beautiful world!” I told our Creator, in awe of His artistry.
“But it is in it’s fallen state” I thought, even more in awe that something so flawed could still be so beautiful. We have not even beheld this world in its pre-Flood perfection!
Boy, are we in for a treat! Empower us daily, Abba, to do what we need to to bring in Olam Haba, the world to come.
May each beautiful glimpse of this imperfect world serve to ignite a desire for the perfect one you are preparing/have prepared for us. May this flawed beauty never bring forth apathy, concession, or resignation.
May each tree create a longing for the Tree of Life which bears a different fruit for each season — fruit that is good for the healing of the nations.
May each firefly urge us to yearn for the Son who will light the New Jerusalem and under whose protective canopy we will always dwell.
May each mountain peak remind us of Har El, The Mountain of God, Mt. Zion, the City of the Living God — that place for which the pilgrims of Psalm 84 longed for — body, soul & spirit.
And thank you, Abba, for the promise that affliction shall not rise up again in that day!
We will experience the Perfect You in a perfect world through perfect eyes! Can’t wait!
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