WHERE THE LEAVES DANCE

A soft breeze, a gentle sigh,

I’ll be where the leaves dance.

I’ll look up through at skies of blue

and fall within a trance.

In relaxed state, I’ll contemplate

and hear the wood thrush echoing.

His gorgeous tune releases me,

a distant place is beckoning.

How could God make these woods so fine?

All worries are asunder.

I’ll close my eyes and take it in,

this quiet place of wonder.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

John 14:27

 

 

WHERE THE LEAVES DANCE

And where the wind lists,

where the Spirit resides, and

where the tree yields.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:5

If everyone gained access into Heaven no matter what they believed, there would have been no reason for God to send His Son to die on the cross for our sins. The wind can remind us that entrance into the kingdom of God is only by believing in His Son.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

John 3: 6-7

The wind separates the wheat grain from the chaff. The Holy Spirit gives the admittance ticket into Heaven. Jesus Christ, God’s Anointed and the King of kings, knows the sheep from the goats and makes the separation.

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 3:8

Keep praying for loved ones to know Jesus. Pray earnestly for the salvation of those not living by the Spirit. Keep a prayerful vigil through these days for reliance on God’s Word. God is still the Miracle Worker.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

The leaves dancing in the wind remind us of the peace Jesus Christ gives to those who put their trust in Him. The peace of knowing God’s Son resides in believing hearts. Faith equals being born of the Spirit, which leads to that beautiful promise of everlasting life. And I trust you know God’s promises always come true.

Therefore, since we have been made right
in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God
because of what Jesus Christ our Lord
has done for us.
Romans 5:1

As we lean back in our outdoor chairs and look up through the branches of trees, our hearts are filled with the peace given only by Jesus. When we express gratitude, we pray. When we have difficulties, we pray. It’s not about what we can’t do in hardships. It’s what we can do. Abraham, Elijah, Hannah and Esther praised God and pleaded with God in prayer. Prayer warriors lived before us, and they live among us today.

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Revelation 21:27

Nothing that defiles can sneak into Heaven. No one who works abominations will be able to squeeze through a crack in the foundation because cracks don't exist. Like a beautiful pearl, the place Jesus is preparing for us lacks nothing. Like the rarest blue diamond, Heaven sparkles with goodness and joy. 

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Revelation 22:1-2

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Psalm 107:15

Looking up through the leaves dancing in the wind, rest in God’s plan for your life, and in His abundant mercy and goodness.