Exploring God’s Mysteries (A Peaceful Coexistence)
I’ve had some time to think on the mysteries of God—for there are many. He is mysterious, and all creation reveals this. I imagine it would take an eternity to perceive all he has for us to understand or appreciate. I like to think this is part of our inheritance, an eternity to explore all the wonders he has created. On earth, there are uncountable natural things that can make us perplexed, amused, confused, or delighted. For some reason, I was thinking about Isaiah 11, the coming of the Messiah, a peaceful kingdom wherein a wolf will live with a lamb, or a child play over a hole of a cobra without harm. A peaceful coexistence. What once Adam was given in the Terrestrial Garden before his fall is promised to be restored (Romans 8:17-21). As believers in Yeshua are resurrected, there is awaiting restoration and mansions prepared in the Father’s house for his bride (John 14:2). And that a new heaven and a new earth will be for those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Li...