While window shopping in Old Naples over the summer….
This was by-far my favorite window!!!
The Frog…
So dapper!
So welcoming!
“Come on in!”
He beckoned…
Wind In The Willows – Beth Boutique, 793 5th Ave., Naples, FL 34102, (239) 643-0663
I adored the bright, whimsical colors and patterns…
I wanted to:
Try on the fashionable clothing,…
Read the Dare To Be Whacky book,…
Buy the beautiful hand-painted furniture …
Walk on the gorgeous carpet…
And, of course…
Cuddle with the perfectly groomed stuffed cat!
Suddenly, I saw the cute little cat move!!
I was mesmerized!
It’s alive!!
It’s breathing!
It’s not one of the mannequins, after all!
It’s not a prop…
It’s not just a display in the window!
It’s real!!
I took so many photos of that beautiful cat…
From every angle…
While I watched it roaming around in that shop window…
No longer thinking about the other items…
The non-living items…
I focused only on the cat!!
I couldn’t get enough of it’s precious face…
It’s awesome lion-like tail…
It’s fluffy, white fur…
It’s four fuzzy feet!!
And then the cat was gone!
The display was still nice…
But without the live cat in it …
It was now just an ordinary…
Empty-of-life…
Shop window!
Not all gods are alike!
Do you want to:
Try them on for size?
Read about them?
Buy into their theology?
Walk with them through life?
Cuddle with them in the time of need?
Find the God that’s Alive!
The One who Lives and Breathes!
I Have!
I can forget about non-essential items…
Non-living items…
And focus only on Jesus!!
I can’t get enough of His Precious Face…
The awesome strength of the Lion of Judah…
His Pure, White Robe of Righteousness…
His nail-scarred hands and feet!!
Not all religions are alike…
Is it alive?
Is it breathing?
Is it dead?
Is it just a display?
Is it real??
Not all churches are alike…
Some are so welcoming!
Putting on a “dapper” front…
“Come on in!”
They beckon…
But, has God left the building????
Remember, while window shopping…
Nothing’s the same without Him!!
Acts 17:28
“‘In Him we live
and move
and have our being;’
as even some of your own poets have said,
‘For we are indeed His offspring.’”
1 John 5:12
“Whoever has the Son has life;
whoever does not have the Son of God
does not have life.”
Revelation 1:18
“I am the Living One;
I was dead,
and now look,
I am alive for ever and ever!
And I hold the keys of death and Hades.”
1 Peter 6:6
“For this is the reason the Gospel was preached
even to those who are now dead,
so that they might be judged according to human standards
in regard to the body,
but live according to God in regard to the spirit.”
Hebrews 4:12
“For the Word of God
is alive and active.
Sharper than any double-edged sword,
it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit,
joints and marrow;
it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Acts 1:11
“’Men of Galilee,’
they said,
‘why do you stand here looking into the sky?
This same Jesus,
who has been taken from you into Heaven,
will come back in the same way
you have seen Him go into Heaven.”
Amen!
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