Proverbs 10
LIVING THE DREAM
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C. S. Lewis, the sailors on the Dawn Treader find themselves entering a cloud over the sea. Just as they began to enter the cloud and to take the adventure that would come to them, they were warned that this was the place where dreams come true. On hearing that, most of the sailors wanted to race into the darkness to have their dreams come true. But not all dreams are pleasant ones. This was the place of nightmares. As the recollections of their worst nightmares were renewed, the crew made a desperate rush to get out, but they were too late.
Thinking abut dreams coming true sounds amazing – until we remember the nightmares. What if there was a place like that? Actually there is, although more of a time than a place. Listen: “What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.” (Proverbs 10 v 24 ESV).
What sort of dreams are we cultivating? Are we the wicked dreading our nightmares, or the righteous looking forward to our desires coming true? What sort of life are we living as we anticipate those dreams becoming a reality? One day we will stand before Jesus at the judgement and then we will find ourselves either living the dream or facing the nightmare. Which are we choosing today?
May our dedication and appreciation of God’s love be renewed this Easter weekend.
With love in our Lord
Robert
Exhortation: Growing Wisdom from Proverbs 2
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Short Stories for Easter
Don’t forget to check out the Short Stories for Easter: The Man, Scars, An Innocent Man, and Look Up at https://thinkythings.com/home/short-stories/
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It was a day I will never forget. He was a man like no other. I had executed men before – all of them liars, thieves and cheats, vile, angry and aggressive. He was different. So different.
Every scar has a story to tell. From the scars of Jesus as he hung on the cross, to the scars on our own bodies and hearts. Not only do scars show our pain, but they can also show God’s glory.
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A violent, murderous rebel and an innocent preacher man. One of them had to die. One of them would be set free. The choice seemed obvious – but was it really?
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Snakes everywhere. The only cure was to look up at the bronze snake on the pole. But can Dan keep his eyes fixed on the bronze snake when firey snakes are slithering over his own foot? And what does Dan’s story mean for us?
Robert Prins
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