During my morning meditation I found my self in the book of Revelation in the bible. Along with four other books by different authors, each day I try to spend some time in the book written by the greatest author of all. I don’t know what led me to the book of Revelation this past week, but every morning I find myself trudging through it. Yes, trudging. Of all the books in the Bible, it’s the most difficult to get anything out of. It’s supposed to be describing the second coming of Christ, but I can’t even imagine how all that’s gonna go when it happens, so I don’t see why I’d expect to understand anything in the book that tells about it. But for some reason, I trudge on anyway.
Today, before I read it, I had a little chit chat with God. I told Him I don’t know why He is leading me to read this book that I’m getting no spiritual inspiration out of, but if He says keep reading, keep reading I will. Then I proceeded to read chapter 7. The first part told of strange things like four angels holding back wind and 144,000 people in white robes standing in front of a throne. I had no clue what was going on here, but I finished the chapter anyway. As I got to the end, there was a part that seemed completely detached from the rest and just jumped off the page and hit me smack between the eyes. It said:
“And He who sits on the throne will give them shelter. They will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. For the lamb on the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
Now, as for the words, I don’t have a clue about what they mean about the foreseeable future, but I did close my kindle with a picture of God sitting on a huge throne all dressed in white. I thought; like a king, but kings usually rule with only one purpose in mind. To get rich and control the people in their kingdoms. That can’t be God.
Then I had my own revelation. God, on His throne isn’t like that. He is like a shepherd looking down on us, but not to control us. I suddenly felt He made me just like I paint a picture or write a book. I am filled with great love for these things I create. I take pleasure in forming them, then tweaking them until they are beautiful and perfect in their own right. Then I put them or give them or hang them or eventually publish them to a place where they will go forth and do good in the world. And that gives me great joy and peace.
Today I realized God created me the same way I create my art. He isn’t a mean or threatening or judgmental God. He takes great joy in the “me” that He created and is constantly tweaking me and guiding me to be the best that I can be, so I, too, like my art, can go forth into this world we live in now and do some good. And He gets, just like I do, great joy and peace from this creating of me.
Okay – after I have this “revelation” after reading Revelation, AND asking God to please help me make some sense out of it before I read it – tell me, is this not amazing? This “ask and you shall receive” thing is nothing to mess around with – or maybe, on the other hand, it is.
The other amazing part – it’s 7:50 am as I write this, and it was 7:30 am when I sat down to pray and read it, so all this took place in the space of about 20 minutes. Wow. Talk about working fast. All I asked for was a bit of divine understanding and poof – I get today’s blog post as a bonus.
I wish you all an amazing day. Remember who made us, who takes care of us, who is constantly tweaking us to be the best we can be to go out and do what we were meant to do on this earth.
And so, as another day goes by, He who sits on the throne has provided me with warm, cozy shelter on this dark and rainy morning, and…I have written.
Beyond my window….
Photo: If you look out beyond my neighbor’s beautiful green lawn across the street, you’ll see just white. That’s the marsh and there is a heavy fog hanging over it this morning. I can’t see the cottages on the beach, but I know they are there. So is He.
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