Galley Proofs Headed Back
Well, the proofing has ended and galleys are headed
back into publisher. Shouldn’t be long
now, but in case you wanted another sneak peak, here is one of I really like:
Day
122 Psalm 27:4
Think about the most beautiful views you have
ever seen. Like a sunset. Remember the details: the colors, the clouds, the sun as it slowly
dipped below the horizon, the birds casting their shadow as they flew across
the sky. Then think about a painting you
have seen, that you consider beautiful.
Visualize the brush strokes, the blending of hues, the shadows and
shapes upon the canvas or print. How
about scenic vistas, what do you remember in that category? And what jewels do you consider
beautiful: a glittering diamond, the
deep green of an emerald, the silky sheen of a pearl?
What about the beauty of the night sky, the
crescent moon, aurora flares, shooting stars?
Or the pictures you have seen of the distant planets and galaxies, like
he red of Mars, the rings of Saturn, the bands of Jupiter, the flaming arches
from the sun, the spiral of distant galaxies?
What about the beauty that is found in human beings? Who was the most beautiful woman or handsome
man you have ever seen? What made that
person beautiful in your eyes? The
flowing hair, the strong muscles, the shining eyes? Or maybe you saw inner beauty that made him
or her such a wonderful person.
An early morning view across the Grand Canyon
or from the campground at the bottom, a rainbow in Niagara Falls, snow capped
mountain peaks, shady forest trails with mossy ground, the smiles of my
children….those are a few of my images, what are yours? What would you call the most beautiful scene you have ever observed? Recall that image to your mind, filling in
the details of your memory.
I have asked you to recall these to help you
solidify your own sense of beauty in the world.
Now I want to take that sense and ask you to amplify it…..amplify it
millions of times. What would something that beautiful be like? Can you imagine? If you can, push even further, to an
unimaginable beauty. You have now begun to arrive at the beauty of the
Lord. Everything you have ever seen that
you would consider beautiful derives its beauty from the ultimate beauty that
is God. This is part of the notion that
the heavens declare the glory of God.
His beauty is reflected dimly in the glorious beauty we see
here on earth. If you could combine the
beauty of all the sunsets and sunrises, add the beauty of all the earth’s
natural wonders, then include all the rest of the beautiful things that exist,
you would get a faint glimpse of just how beautiful our God is. That is probably why John had such a hard
time describing heaven in Revelation that he could only compare it to the most
precious gemstones he had ever seen:
golden streets, gates of pearl…..ultimate and indescribable beauty, that
is heaven, that is God!!
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