Speculations? I have none. I am resting certainties. I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which have committed unto him against that day.
~ Michael Faraday
Oh beloved, it is true. There is dull weariness to the entire planet for this sojourner. The emptiness of this fallen cosmos wears on me. Having had almost every “thing” and every earthy and earthly opportunity, this fool of a writer has come to the conclusion that the earth (as it is now) holds nothing for us. i have had the jobs near the top of the corporate world, and have had the privilege of being homeless for a very short stretch. i have seen everything in between, and no rung on the ladder of success holds what it promises (or threatens).
So the Kingdom is truly home for me (and you) now. Without going on too much about visions, i am almost in that place sometimes. i can hear – and sometimes see – the flag (the most beautiful blue and white you have ever seen) of Zion moving in the wind and the clanking of the hardware against an enormous flagpole. The air is incredibly clean and Hope literally permeates the environment. Everything works. The coolness of the air is like the feeling of coming in under the shade of an enormous tree on a hot summer day.
Additionally (and unexpectedly), He has shown me the place and day of my death (not the actual date or location), on a third-world road, working joyously for Him… My beloved spouse will have gone ahead Home sometime before the moment… just a a really bad pain in the head… and then i am Home. So, thankfully, fueled with His Blessed Hope and a bit of insider information, i just run hard towards the Light. All is well.
However, even fools and doubters and failures need deeper motivation than a few spiritual experiences. And we have it.
The evidence for this truth is overwhelming. The external and internal support structures of archaeology, Scripture, history, prophecy, and changed lives are not really subject to refutation. Oh, many argue vociferously, but issues that pass multiple tests for truth leave the arguer with only one real choice: repent (change our minds) – or keep barking at a trespasser who is not there.
And now, what is even more astounding is that the entire Fullness of G_d now dwells fully within us, the second-born (the many brethren; Oh, that we might live like the metochoi we are). We are alive in Him, forever. We now reign over fear and death and despair and chance and time and everything else.
Regardless of these truths, it is a process for each of us. And in the process for me, i have found that i was a Thomas. But upon Him showing me His hands and side, my answer was the same as the first doubter. “My Lord and my God!” Even now though, i am the weaker brother who needs to see more to keep believing. But this weak fool is so thankful G_d does it! For in being weak and foolish, i am seeing no Way other than Him. It really is true that when we are weak, we are strong in Him.
Can we see it? In staying weak, we can abandon any of our own sense on how we think things should be, and simply begin to see things as they really are. Instead of us worrying about the future, He gives us a clear picture of the fact that we are already in eternity. And instead of simply believing about the Gospel, we have moved into faith in Him; Him, a Person who has Loved us and saved us and is bringing us into communion with Himself forever. And finally, upon leaping into this faith, we find that we have not jumped off some edge into the unknown, but have merely stepped onto the Foundation for which we have always been searching. Then, almost suddenly, the process of belief versus doubt comes to a halt. We know, REALLY KNOW, all is well and that HE is wonderful beyond compare.
So, are you in process beloved? Are you beginning to believe? Great! Are you thinking about the Truth? Great! Are you not convinced yet? Great! Let Him keep bringing you through the suffering and joy and hurt and excitement and dullness of the journey. Regardless of your point on the road, it is this writer’s hope that you would know the journey is worth it. He is so worthy, so real, so true.
Courage traveller. See you at Home one Day.
