I wonder if there are horses in Heaven. I hope so. If you know me well, you know I absolutely love horses. I often imagine God chuckling about moving a southern, country girl from the beautiful mountains of Virgina to neighboring Kentucky, known for beautiful horses. I never imagined I would leave those mountains. I was born in them, lived in them and believed I would die in them. But if God called me to leave them, I believe He certainly knew I would enjoy horse country.
One of many reasons I love horses is their strength. I am fascinated by their abilities to stand, walk and run carrying impressive loads. I have also seen them sit down on the ground if someone was too heavy...or mistreating them. God has given horses ample strength to deliver what He designed them to do...and they respond beautifully, majestically and successfully.
That made me think. If horses accomplish God's purpose for their lives, shouldn't we take His Word seriously about what He asks us to do? Galations 6: 2 says "Carry each other's burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Simple, isn't it? Yet it is so easily overlooked in our busy, fast-paced and often self-centered world. Frankly, if we are too busy to care about others and carry their burdens, we are too busy.
Dr. David Jeremiah says that changing another person's life in a positive way must involve love. It will not happen in forced, disrespectful, unkind or careless ways. It requires love. Until we accept and apply what we are created to do, we lose essential, God-given purpose.
God created us to love, to be loved and to share His love. He didn't suggest it. He commanded it. 1 John 13:34 shares the words of Jesus: “A new command I
give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
I wonder...if a horse can majestically carry loads for its master, how much love could we share for our Majesty, our Father...by carrying each other's loads? ♥~thl
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