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FROM CREATION
TO
GLORY
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Written
by Johanna Hobrath
(October
18-23, 2010, and 2001 Article entitled "Miracles From Life's
Journey")
Throughout
this vast, wide world, there are many companies with diverse interests.
Those companies had its beginning when a person or persons had ideas to create
a company that produce products and/or services that people may be interested
to purchase and, therefore, benefit from its inception.
On
October 17, 2010, I had the opportunity to view a film that spoke about
"Creation" vs. "Science". The science theory
presented the aspect of the "Darwin" theory. The Darwin theory
is a proponent of the belief that mankind evolved throughout the ages.
A
person may certainly question the fact: "How did this universe
evolve?" Over the years there were floods, tornadoes,
and turbulence in the atmosphere that eroded the stability of the earth and
ocean. However, who created the heavens (sky, sun, moon, stars) and the
earth (with its trees, flowers, grain, oceans and mountains)? Isn't it
puzzling that all those things evolved over all those years? Of course,
not!!!
There
is a "Higher Power, an Intelligent Design"; namely, GOD THE FATHER,
GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT!!! Scripture tells me:
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth." Genesis 1:26
(10-20-2010)
It was several weeks ago, when a group of eight people decided to visit a
couple. The group of eight played with their instruments and sang
(practiced) Christian songs that spoke of serving God and about the
hereafter. The husband of the couple sat in a chair and he needed the oxygen
mask because his lungs were not functioning properly. As the
group sang and played the beautiful hymns, I saw the man with the health issue
wipe tears from his eyes. I believe in God healing people; and, of
course, we may be thankful that the knowledge of doctors may also bring health
and/or a better lifestyle to anyone that has an ailment.
This
morning, 10-20-2010, I received a telephone call that "Richard" had
passed away. He was a long-time friend of my husband and I. Today,
Richard is rejoicing with the other saints in heaven.
(10-23-2010)
The information card about Richard at the funeral home had a beautiful
poem that reads as follows:
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POEM OF LIFE ~
Life
is but a stopping place,
A
pause in what's to be,
A
resting place along the road,
to
sweet eternity.
We
all have different journeys,
Different
paths along the way,
We
all were meant to learn some things,
but
never meant to stay...
Our
destination is a place,
For
greater than we know,
For
some the journey's quicker,
For
some the journey's slow.
And
when the journey finally ends,
We'll
claim a great reward,
And
find an everlasting peace,
Together
with the Lord.
(Please
read the "Additional
Comments" at the
end of this page)
(10-20-2010,
continued) This article is entitled "FROM
CREATION TO GLORY". Scripture so beautifully tells us:
"13) For thou possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's
womb. 14) I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalm,
139:13,14
In
the year 2001, the article entitled "MIRACLES
FROM LIFE'S JOURNEY" was written. The article
reads as follows:
MIRACLES
FROM LIFE'S JOURNEY
Written
by Johanna Stang Hobrath
I
have stated many times: "It is a miracle that I am living in
America!"
My
life began in a small town in Slovakia. In the late 1930's, a baby girl
was born. When I was born, two young brothers already were living in the
home. The home was located adjacent to a lovely church that had a
majestic steeple. Because of the winding river, you had to cross a
bridge in order to enter God's House. On Sunday mornings, the bell
echoed through the valley, beckoning the people to attend God's House.
In the 1940's, this farming community was not to remain serene. Because
of World War II, the children, six years of age and older, were the first
group to leave the old-fashioned town of Janova Lehota (Drechslerhau),
Slovakia. One morning, my two brothers and I said good-bye to our
parents, not knowing that we would ever see them again.
In
Sudetenland I lived with a family that had twin girls. At nighttime, the
girls placed stones in my bed and made my stay uncomfortable. However,
my mother taught me to pray at a young age; and, while placing the blanket
over my head, I wept silently, believing that the God in Heaven can soothe my
aching heart. Six months later, my mother and second oldest brother came
to the home where I was living. My mother secured the addresses via the
Red Cross organization and was, therefore, able to locate her three children.
In
the 1950's, my parents, my brothers, my sisters and I entered the New York
harbor. America promised a new lifestyle for the family of eight
persons. Within the first year I learned the English language and,
therefore, survived the new learning experiences in the American school.
During my learning experience, the kind teachers and classmates were willing
to help this new immigrant.
In
the 1960's, the marriage to a young man of similar background brought joy
because two sons were born into the family. However "Life is not
always a bed of roses", as an old cliché tells us; and, one's
upbringing has much to do with one's outlook in life. Although my faith
in the Living God has been nurtured from my young years, I believe that prayer
and reading God's Holy Word will sustain you in the time of turmoil that
arises while traveling to one's Heavenly Home.
Today
I believe it is a miracle when I awaken each morning and fulfill my
obligations as a wife, mother, and grandmother--but, most of all, as a
Christian writer that loves God with all her heart. I count it a miracle
because God has intervened--time and time again--in my life and that of my
family. I count it a miracle when I hold a baby that smiles when you
speak its name. I count it a miracle when I can prepare a good
meal. (During a time span in the 1940's, bread and water was the only
sustaining diet.) I count it a miracle because I live in a lovely home
in America.
Consider
it a miracle to be a child of God--because Jesus went to the cross many years
ago, and His shed blood gives me the privilege to be part-heir of Heaven.
(Galatians 4:1-7)
Count
your miracles, and you, too, will find that your grateful heart does receive
blessings that flow from the Throne of God!
The
above article entitled "MIRACLES
FROM LIFE'S JOURNEY"
shares a photo that was taken on the path to my home town of Janova Lehota,
(Drechslerhau) Slovakia, in the year 2004. When clicking the above
photo, you will then access the picture in a larger format. For viewing
additional photos with explanations of the European trip that was taken in the
year 2004, please click
http://www.haloministries.net/AChristianDiary/achristiandiary/AChristianDiaryPg5.htm
to http://www.haloministries.net/AChristianDiary/achristiandiary/AChristianDiaryPg12A.htm
Additional
Comments: When the *"Rapture" occurs,
Scripture tells us of the following:
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THESSALONIANS 4:16-18 tell us:
“For
the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in
Christ shall rise first:
“Then
we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be
with the Lord.
“Wherefore
comfort one another with these words.”
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