I can't believe that it's been a month since my family sojourn to the ocean. I've been rehashing old memories of the sand and salt therapy I received this year and I'm missing the ocean..... However, I found this photo and it makes me smile.
I love the simplicity of this pic and the fact that it captures the boundless love of God for us through a cross, and my own personal love of the beach. I love how this cross is made out of what looks like driftwood and placed in a sand dune, while ominous clouds hover over it. Makes me think of the songs "Old Rugged Cross" and "Oh How I love Jesus". But, the big thing it makes me think of is that whatever earthly things we happen to love are simply that: earthly things with no eternal value. No matter how much you love insert item here (the beach, the mountains, Disney World, reading, etc....). What matters is that we know God in our hearts and allow him to direct us. One of my favorite scriptures says:
"This is what the Lord says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the Lord." (Jer 9:23-24)
It would be neat to start a "Beach Ministry" wouldn't it? Any takers?
Thursday, August 3, 2006
Jesus and the Beach
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My husband has wanted to do that for years! God seems to have other plans. We just got back from the Bahamas Tuesday. It was 15 to 29 degrees hotter here than there. In about 2 months it will be cold. Oh to have the 80s year round. I miss the weather, however, I'm glad I don't have to deal with the hurricanes.
My daughter wrote about her summer adventures (Monkey Business link on my blog to get to hers)and talked about how God has blessed, but added that He always does. It thrilled me that she recognized God working in her life. She is only 13. I pray she always sees God's hand in her life.
Dude...how about a ministry "A Mile From the Beach"? ;-)
Seriously, that's something I'd love to do out here - I know a couple of my youth were baptized in the cool waters of the Pacific.
Isn't funny how the grass is always greener? I live a few miles from the beach (and love it) but we do have to worry about hurricanes. Every hometown has its ups and downs. My heart is to grow where I am planted, with roots deep enough to sustain even a Cat 5 hurricane.
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