I walked through Cobus Creek County Park today. This nature preserve is centered by a small creek that also forms a pond at one point. I love to walk near bodies of water, so I usually find trails near creeks, rivers, ponds, or lakes. The views of natural bodies of water seem to restore and invigorate me. In the summer there is a lush covering provided by the forest. Nowadays the leaves have fallen and the trees are barren. While the forest has its own beauty at this time of year, it is still a little sad that the leaves are now decaying on the ground.
God gave the apostle John a vision of heaven, which John recorded in the book of Revelation. In the last chapter of Revelation, John wrote: “Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city, also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month.”
To a lover of rivers, heaven cannot be described with more enticement. This river contains the water of life nurturing our eternal life with God. It flows from Him and never stops flowing. The river nourishes the tree of life from which we will eat forever. While God still has work for me to do on earth, I long for the day I am lifted into His presence and am seated with Him by the river of the water of life. I can’t wait to walk hand in hand with Him by the river. I pray that you will join us. All that is required is to trust in Jesus for salvation and to ask Him to be the Lord of your life.
Reluctant Retiree 