At one time the old house had been pretty nice. At least it had been sturdy enough to withstand the occasional hurricane sweeping across the narrow peninsula of central Florida. Many family gatherings had graced its board floors and non-air conditioned interior. It was home.

But with the passage of time came deterioration. Decay had taken a terrible toll on the old place.

As a small child I was not privy to the decision making process. But I envision late night whispered conferences as mom and dad planned our family future while we children slept.

Soon, our secure nest was in total disarray as the roof came off, the walls came down, the floors and foundations were dismantled and we lived in a small out building.

Little did we realize that the exciting future our parents had prepared for us required the destruction of all we held dear and familiar. The very materials of which our secure old home was made were the boards and beams that would build our brand new home. Even the children got into the act de-nailing the best of the old lumber to be re-used in the building of our dream home. 

Life often involves the necessary destruction or catastrophic change of the limited present enabling the child of God to move into the limitless future the Father has prepared. Witness the morphing of the slug-like caterpillar into the delicate soaring beauty of the butterfly.

Even now our Father moves the pieces to arrange for our miracle.  The greatest miracle of all will be when we move into our brand new home in Heaven with Him...forever!

In anticipation,

Pastor Richard Orrell