Dropping from the pinnacle of the forest, I whizzed through the lush green trees, wind flowing through my hair and my worries slowly fading. But with all the courage I could muster (and few options for turning back), I released. ![]() Seconds before I jumped from the platform, thoughts of everything that could go wrong filled my mind. When Earth’s sun and moon are but a memory, we will praise Him still.Īs I prepared to ride a zip-line from the highest point of a rainforest on the Caribbean Island of St. Through the good news of Jesus, we make a fresh beginning with God and trust His promise of unlimited life in His loving presence. But God has spoken beauty into our brevity. Like flowers in a garden, our lives on Earth are short when compared with eternity. For, ‘All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field the grass withers and the flowers fall’” but God keeps His promises forever! (1 Peter 1:23–25). The apostle Peter, recalling the words of the prophet Isaiah, wrote, “You have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. These fragile flowers call to mind a vital truth from Scripture. We love watching it as we come and go each day, wondering what new beauty will greet us when we return. But the plant is prolific, and every evening presents a fresh parade of flowers. ![]() Each flower opens for one night and then withers in the bright sun the following morning, never to bloom again. Last spring my wife planted moonflower vines, so named because of their large and round white blooms that resemble a full moon. A reminder of the beauty and brevity of life grows outside my front door.
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