In the early days of my walk with Jesus, "From a Distance", a non-Christian song popular in 1987 played the air waves. The song insisted God was watching over us, bringing harmony and peace on earth; there is no more war and we are all
friends. One day that will be the truth of the matter, but only when Jesus comes again
to rule and reign. (Check it out from Isaiah 65:20-25)
"No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days; For the child shall die one hundred years old, But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them."It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," says the Lord."
WOW
– what a time to look forward to. In the meantime…space explorers peering through
port holes at planet earth might not see the thorns and thistles on the deserts
below, but they know the fruit of sin is there. Those things that mar the
beauty fade away at a distance, all but disappearing and blending into almost
indistinguishable hues. From a distance only keen weather watchers can see storms brewing
below. Even though we cannot see past the physical, there is One who can.
In the layers underneath the physical attributes of earth God does see
all: the futile attempts at peace and harmony, as well as the real causes of war and
bloodshed circling our globe. Scripture puts it this way:
You know my sitting
down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my
path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a
word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. You have hedged
me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too
wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it where can I go from Your
Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? Search me, O God, and know my
heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:2-7, 24,25)
The Psalm writer, (shepherd, musician, King) David, recognized the all pervasive and far reaching effects of sin in our lives and the Lord’s ability to peer into
every nook and cranny, sweep the corners clean, and lead us into the way, the
truth and life. (John 14:6) Thorns and thistles, cancer and diseases were not included in God’s
original plan for us. He loved us so much that He died for us at just the right
time to pay a debt he didn't owe. Only God can see past the physical, and only God can solve the spiritual dilemma that plagues every generation of mankind.
In the early days of my walk with Jesus, "From a Distance", a non-Christian song popular in 1987 played the air waves. The song insisted God was watching over us, bringing harmony and peace on earth; there is no more war and we are all
friends. One day that will be the truth of the matter, but only when Jesus comes again
to rule and reign. (Check it out from Isaiah 65:20-25)
