Yesterday, I had the chance to sit with some good friends and just talk about our Father. We talked about the craving for more, the ability to live with open hands and to truly run the race provided for us. I randomly thought about something that was impressed on my heart awhile back while I was reading The Brothers Karamazov - which goes a lot deeper than one may think. I remember thinking [hmmm if we are called to love the widows and orphans and He is always referring to himself as our bridegroom and father, then would that be loving those who have walked away from the faith and those that haven't been adopted as heirs to the King yet? And if that is the case, wouldn't that mean, that we are truly called to love everyone - which basically is the Good News?]. Don't get me wrong, I think we are literally called to take care of the widows and the orphans, but when has He ever been simple and only one-dimentional? So, I shared this thought with my friends and it was crazy because my friend said he had just pulled up a video for me to watch and it spoke a lot of the same things (I've added the video in case anyone wanted a reference…plus it's just so good and done so well artistically).
Well, after I left there, I came home to begin planning lessons for the week. So, I'm sitting on my couch, trying to pump out some lesson plans in hopes that I can get a somewhat decent night of sleep, and I was just blown away while reading the story of Noah. Here's what came to me:
The ark was a place of protection for Noah and his family that guarded them from the wrath to come and after the flood was over, Noah gave an offering of praise for the protection.
The ark of the covenant was also a form of protection. If it went with the people of Israel, then there was a protection.
Well, isn't this what JC is? Isn't he our ark. Aren't we covered by his sacrifice to navigate the sea of a fallen world, only to praise him upon our arrival at the pearly gates. Isn't this just another picture of the Good News?
Then, I was reading about the rainbow (which so tragically has been "claimed" to represent something quite different from the original purpose, but I'm "claiming" it back for what it really stands for which is a promise)
Anyways, so my teacher's edition (basically the lifeline of a teacher) had this short quick sentence about rainbows. A rainbow is just the sunshine hitting the rain at the perfect angle to display the different colors of the rainbow. And then I thought again [Doesn't He refer to himself as the light, and aren't we always in the storm of life, and at His perfect timing (angle), He shines through and demonstrates His promises? Isn't that just another part of the Good News - that hope comes in the morning, light shines in the darkness, and he is faithful to fulfill His promises? ]
Dang dang dang. Talk about a bucket spilling over.
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