Covered

One of the interesting features of the Oregon Coast are the tide pools . Here animals have adpated to living part of their lives under the water and part out of the water .

Its hard to miss the cyclical nature of life here . The tide goes out it comes in , water from Coastal streams runs to the Ocean and water from the Ocean evaporates into the air where it is borne by clouds to the Mountains where the rain falls to the land some finding itself in the rivers that run to the sea. The sun comes up and the sun goes down .

Like tide pool animals we live our lives in both dark and light . We are at times immersed and living drenched , and at other times in a seemingly hostile environment.

As beautiful as this world is , it is not our home ...we are here for a brief time ..because of Gods grace , love and Sacrifice we have an Eternal home in Heaven .

While at the Ocean we lived in a very luxurious condo overlooking the ocean , we did not lack for anything , the owner of the home had provided for our needs and the needs of future renters. We had to spend money for this privilege, but it was money well spent for us . Here in Nashville we are guests of Loris parents , we share a home with them , we help pay for some expenses , but for the most part we are here because of their grace and love ... Like at the condo we rented we really lack for nothing here ..we are so blessed by Jim and Becky ..

In His time both Lori and I will exchange all this for a new home ..a home where we will be immersed in light and covered with the Holy Spirit ...Our lives will be drenched with His love and his provision ..His eternal provision for us .

Now like the starfish and the urchins we live in two worlds ..and like the starfish and Urchins we need the Waters ...I was reminded of that today as I returned to the Gate . The Gate is the Weekly Men's group I belong to at our church ...I realized that while part of me was clinging to the rocks and the cliffs of the Oregon Coast line , my spirit has been dry for too long ..it was good to praise His name , sing to His glory and here His words spoken into my life , to hear a brother share His testimony and to pray for those who are in need of prayer ...

ON planet Earth we live with our feet on the ground that will in time give way , but our souls eternal Security is with Him , who promises to complete that Good work He has begun in us .

Phillipians 1: 6 : being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.