Today is our last
full day in Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaiians like to refer to it as "the Island
of Paradise."
Yes, Maui is very
beautiful! This wonderful time of rest and relaxation will come to an end this
evening. Our plane will return us to our normal life and routine. We have had a
great vacation. We have seen extraordinary
sunsets and sunrises. We have enjoyed the trade winds -- don't worry about your
hair, the wind "combs" it for you.
The beautiful sights
of Maui cannot be adequately appreciated from pictures. The wonders of this
island paradise cannot be fully experienced from verbal accounts. They must be
seen for your self, with your own eyes. But as I think of retuning to my "real
world" in Anniston, Alabama, I get excited about going home.
And thinking of
"home" makes me think of Heaven. Just think, one day we will go
"home" to a place that God has prepared for us. All the beauty of
Hawaii cannot compare to the beauty of Heaven. I can only imagine what Heaven
will look like. O, what wonders heaven holds!
This reminds me of
the song: "What a day that will be." It causes me to look forward to
that day. There is coming a day when we will enter the paradise with no last
days. In that heavenly, eternal paradise we will experience all of God's wonder
and beauty. We'll never have to return
to the cares of this life or the struggles it brings.
Christian songwriter
and singer Squire Parsons wrote, "Some call it dreaming. Oh, let me dream
on! Some call it paradise, somewhere beyond the skies. Some call it heaven, but
I call it home." Oh, I want to go there, don't you? There are no "last
days" in God's paradise!
Thank you, Heavenly
Father, for the beauty we see in this world. We know it is only a glimpse
of the wonders you have prepared for us
in Heaven. Empower us to be faithful. This I pray in the name of Jesus. AMEN
Be strong and
courageous today thinking of paradise,
(written by Bobbie Smith)
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