About God & us in the last days

[veterinarian]

Here is a short story that I have been thinking about quite a bit over the last few weeks:

Why does the Lord want us to study Bible prophecy? Well, imagine it is a lazy summer day. A Christian man is floating in his boat along a peaceful river. He is relaxed, enjoying the warm sunshine. Then he hears the Lord say to him, “My son, I need to warn you that there are troubles waiting for you up river. When you come around a bend in this river, you are going to notice there are some treacherous rocks sticking out of the water. It is going to get turbulent, and waves are going to crash over the bow of your boat. I want you to look around because there are going to be some very specific markers along the shoreline that are going to help you determine where you are on this river. Your boat will begin to take on water and slowly start to sink. Then you will notice a waterfall up ahead; a waterfall more frightening than Niagara Falls. And your boat is going to reach the very brink of the fall.”
This is when our friend in the boat interrupts, and with a trembling voice asks the Lord why He is telling him all the “negative” stuff. But the Lord encourages him by saying, “I want you to know that before your boat goes over that waterfall, you are to look up, because I am going to reach down from heaven at that moment, and in the twinkling of an eye I am going to pull you up out of that boat, so that where I am, you may be also! I want you to remember, my son, your hope is not in that boat. It is in Me!”

The Edge of Time, Peter & Patti LaLonde Page 12

What a picture this is! Imagine being on that boat and getting up to the very edge of the waterfall. We reach the edge and look over; a loooooonnnnnnggggg drop and we can’t see the bottom because of rising mist from the falling water. And suddenly that is all gone, and we are with our Savior.

[glow=red,2,300]Luke 21:28
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.[/glow]
I love the Lord. I follow Him and I look for Him to return soon.

[Keith]

Amen! That's beautiful Vet...

[d2]

good post, V

[Murph]

Amen and thanks Vet.



"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." Luke 21:28

[Caretaker]

Awesome!!!!!

[veterinarian]

It is hard to remember to keep your head up at times. Caretaker, Duck, Keifer and I (and probably many others who read this) have lost loved ones recently. If they are anything like me, we all have problems looking up at times.

Another story, this one about my Hubby: Hubby was a federal officer at Yosemite National Park. He participated in many search and rescue operations. On one of these operations, he was perched on the runner of a helicopter, above a river in towards the back of the park. Hubby was facing upstream and the copter was only about 10-20 feet above the water surface flying downstream. Hubby could not see downstream. The pilot was a very skilled man who had flown in Vietnam (translation: the pilot was great but was well known for his craziness). Hubby heard the pilot say into the headset "Watch this". Hubby was concentrating on the water (looking for a body or parts of fabric or anything else), when suddenly he went from about 10-20 feet above the water to a drop of several thousand feet. He was startled, needless to say, and everyone else on the copter got a good laugh.

That has nothing to do with looking up (maybe just Pay Attention to Your Surroundings). But it always makes me laugh.

[Keith]

Mar 20, 2009 8:26:39 GMT -6 veterinarian said:

...he went from about 10-20 feet above the water to a drop of several thousand feet.

Things things that makes ya' go 'bLeaH'...

Sorry... ;D

[veterinarian]

Actually, Hubby said "It just startled me." I would say so! I'm afraid of heights so I probably would have vomited and fainted. Hubby said he was attached to the copter by a safety belt, so at least he would not have fallen.

[veterinarian]

I wanted to "revive" this thread, because of everything that is happening to everyone right now (Yes, that does include myself so this falls in the encouraging yourself category). It is encouraging to think about God saving us.

[veterinarian]

Over a year has passed, but God has not changed. He remains the same, and His promise to rescue us remains the same as well.

[whrose]

Bless you Vet. I loved this story.

The waters are troubled, the boat is taking on water, and whats that ahead?
Is it a waterfall I see?

I don't know for sure, but I will keep my eyes fastened on Jesus, and on HIM they'll never leave.

Maranatha