March Right In!

I Corinthians 2:9
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” – the things God has prepared for those who love him. 

March, it can be such a volatile month for the weather! So much so that March has a phrase to describe it. Perhaps you’ve heard the old adage: “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.”  

We know that a lion, king of the beasts, can have power beyond compare, while the precious little lamb represents everything tame and innocent. If you saw a lion just laying down in a sunny field near you, while a lamb playfully skipped around him, you would begin to wonder just how long will that lazy lion put up with that before making a ‘lamb lunch’ for himself.  

Yet, in a universe created by God and described in the book of Revelation (Chapter 21), God describes the “New Jerusalem.” It’s a place where the lion and lamb will live in peace together because that is the way God always intended it to be, even before Adam and Eve disobeyed God.  

But, here’s something to look forward to… God will do it again! I don’t know about you but I am looking forward to running through a field with a cougar and black bear running right alongside me! Psalm 4:8 gives us assurance we will dwell in safety, and Isaiah 11:6 says “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and yearling together; and a child will lead them.” Wow, imagine that beautiful and peaceful scene. According to our scripture verse for today, our human minds cannot even begin to conceive all the awesome things God has prepared for us. 

In this month of unpredictable weather patterns, one thing is certain – God does have a beautiful new creation planned for us!

Question: What excites you most as you ponder the New Jerusalem? Feel free to share at donna_liples@yahoo.com