✝ Daily Encouragement (4/24/24) "A Glimpse Of Heaven"
Published: Wed, 04/24/24
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
 Acriggs Falls through the
p
icture window at Bordner's Cabin
Click on photo to enlarge Note: The cascading falls were a bit more dramatic live!
"A Glimpse Of
Heaven"
Message
summary:
It will be worth it all, when we see Jesus.
Life’s trials will seem so small, when we see Christ.
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to our message on your audio player.
“I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True” (Revelation 19:11).
Yesterday we took a rail trail bike ride through Swatara State Park and
visited Bordner's Cabin in a remote part of northern Lebanon County. This is a cabin built at the bottom of a cascading waterfall by a high school shop teacher, Armar Bordner, in 1939. He lived in the cabin until his death in the early 90's.
It has been called Lebanon County’s Falling Water, a reference to a
house in western Pennsylvania designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Since we've been to both we can say they are both very scenic and interesting. However it will cost you $36.00 to visit the real Fallingwater while visiting Bordner's cabin is free although it requires either a mile+ walk or bike ride to get
there!
We enjoyed eating our lunch in the cabin while the sun highlighted the
cascading water through the paneless picture window. We had to talk a little louder than usual over the sound of the roaring waterfall. Due to its remoteness we were alone most of the time since many are unaware of its existence or don't have the physical endurance it takes to reach the cabin. It's a beautiful view we enjoy riding to every year. If you've toured Fallingwater (Wright's architectural wonder) you'll hear the guide say, "It's the ultimate view" but
he's probably never visited Bordner's cabin.
I consider other "ultimate views". I have traveled from coast to coast and from the tip of Florida to Canada and several other countries. Some of my favorite “ultimate views” is an overlook on Mount Battie near Camden, Maine that looks down over the harbor and out into the ocean. Or the Cades Cove area in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, seeing the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park and many others. Take a moment and consider some of your personal favorite “ultimate views”. But what is the ultimate ultimate view? I’m quite certain it won’t be any view we designate as “ultimate” on this side of eternity although we do hear the phrase, "It's a bit of heaven here on earth" or a beautiful view being like a "glimpse of heaven".
Will it be the view of Christ in all His glory? Or perhaps when we get our
first glance of the New Jerusalem through the open gate made of a single pearl?
We must in faith wait, but the daily text grants us an eyewitness glimpse
and I can’t read it without sensing the awe. Just imagine the scene, "I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True".
As I study heaven I note that no single extended Scripture portion gives us substantial information. Rather we see glimpses of what heaven is like. Today’s portion comes from the book of Revelation. It’s a tremendous comfort to believers. John had just received a remarkable revelation from an angel and had bowed down to worship the angel when he was firmly rebuked and told to “Worship God”. Then he saw heaven standing open and what did he see? Actually not what we might expect! If the verse was not before me I would expect it to say something to the effect, “Jesus sitting at the right hand of His Father” which is indeed the most common place we see Him (by faith) after the ascension. But John says he saw a “white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True”. As you read on through the passage this is clearly a vision of Jesus. As we briefly examine the two titles given to Jesus Christ from our daily passage may it encourage our hearts: 1) Jesus Christ is called “Faithful”.
This translates the
very common Greek word “pistos”, which objectively has the meaning of trustworthiness and reliability. This is one of the great attributes of God found throughout the Scriptures. Believers can join with Jeremiah in declaring, “Great is Thy faithfulness!”
2) Jesus Christ is called “True”. This word denotes real and genuine. It places Him in contrast to the antichrist who is also depicted on a white horse earlier in Revelation 6:2. While on earth Jesus told His discipleswhen Thomas boldly asked Him, “Lord, we don’t know where You are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus responded by saying “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). We close with a powerful thought from Warren Wiersbe, one of our favorite writers, concerning this verse:
“This description of Christ is thrilling! He is no longer on a humble
donkey, but on a fiery white charger. His eyes are not filled with tears as when He beheld Jerusalem; nor is He wearing a mocking crown of thorns. Instead of being stripped by His enemies, He wears a garment dipped in blood, signifying judgment and victory. When on earth, He was abandoned by His followers; but here the armies of heaven follow Him in conquest. He comes to rule with a rod of iron (Psalm 2). He comes not to bear the wrath of God on the cross, but to tread the winepress of
God’s wrath at the Battle of Armageddon. He is King of kings and Lord of lords!”
Wow, Wiersbe's description of Christ is like that of a dramatic narration at the end of an Easter Cantata. It is sure to be the ultimate view! It will be worth it all, when we see
Jesus.
Life’s trials will seem so small, when we see Christ. One glimpse of His dear face, all sorrows will erase. So bravely run the race, till we see Christ.
Be encouraged
today,
Hebrews
3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, how blessed we are to view glimpses of beauty and awe on this side of heaven. But with great anticipation we await the glorious day when we will behold the ultimate
view; Jesus in all His glory. This world with all its troubles and disappointments will vanish from our memory as we behold a new heaven and a new earth. Contemplating that ultimate view diminishes our heartaches and burdens of this life. Keep us keeping on as we journey below so that we will ultimately reach our eternal resting place. In Jesus’ holy name we pray.
Amen.
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental
Resources
"It Will Be Worth It
All"
Watch on YouTube
The Browns (This is the song referenced in today's
message.)
"Hymn Of Heaven" Watch on YouTube
Phil
Wickham
How to visit Bordner’s Cabin at Swatara State
Park
(many
photos)
Short video
of the Acriggs waterfall yesterday. We both enjoy the sound of a
waterfall!
Fallingwater
(the Frank Lloyd Wright designed
property)
Fallingwater Full Walkthrough Tour in 4K Video
(Save
$36.00!)
To get to Bordner's Cabin you take the Bear Hole trail. I (Stephen) had a bike accident on this trail two years ago and tore my rotator cuff among other injuries. Thankfully I am able to get back on the
trails! (Agriggs waterfall is on the other side of the cabin.)
Click on photo to enlarge 
Any time we ride the Swatara Rail Trail we check out the condition of this fixer upper that's at the northern end on Swopes Valley Road. This photo was taken yesterday but here's a photo
from 2017. As Brooksyne was looking more closely at the crumbling house she discovered a very deep basement made of cinder blocks that has not yet caved
in.
Click on photo to enlarge 
A portion of the Swatara Rail
Trail.
Wild blue bells along the Swatara Rail
Trail.
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