Salvation ... In Miniature: Jesus Christ Loves Me And You!

I Saw A Little Caterpillar
Wiggly And Wooly Was He
- Maybe A She -
AND
He Was Eating His Way Through Life
On Every Green And Leafy Tree!

One Day

It Seemed His Already Healthy Appetite
Became Insatiable
AND
It Was As Though He Was Eating For Dear Life
As Blessed Sustenance Was Taken On Board!

A Change Was Coming!
Of Great Moment It Was!
A Change In Perspective
Inspired By The Glorious God Above
In Highest Heaven 

Where All Is Peace And Love!

How Very Straaange ...

To The Great "Minds" Around Him
His Action Is Foolish Indeed
For
He Was Knitting For Himself
- He Was Knitting Himself Into -
A Skin-Tight Body Glove!

All Those Around Him
Were Shocked To Behold
That Little Sinna The Caterpillar
Cover Up His Very Head! 

He Was In A Sarcophagus!
It Was A Move Quite Bold!

He Will Soon Be Dead!
All The Great Sages Said.

The Former Friends False
In The Village Futile
Spoke In Hushed
Yet Strangely Strident Tones
Telling All Who Would Listen
Saying:

Brethren,
Be Wary!
Little Sinna's Been Beguiled!
Don't Get Tied Up!
That Is Not A Safe Life-Style!

From A Distance
They All Watched
For
Nobody Wanted To Be Tainted By Touch
AND
Surely Not By Taste
So
Nobody Knew That Little Sinna
Was Experiencing
The Loving Living Omniscient God's
Unfailing Grace!

They Could Not See
That The Bread Of Life
Was Doing A Great Work
AND
They Could Not Know That
In The Life Of Little Sinna
Unfailing Love
Had Begun The Good Work!

Time Passed!

Life In The Village Called Futile
Was Being Inaccurately Called
FUN!

Many Of The Denizens Thereof
Were Joyfully Worshiping The Sun
The Moon And The Stars!
Some Had Taken To Roaring Round
In Fast Cars
Behaving Like Whirly Birds
AND
None Seemed Even To Remember Little Sinna!

Until ...

One Glad Morning!

It Is Like This ...

One Glad Morning
When A New Day Was Coming O'er
The Latched Down Sarcophagus Of Little Sinna
The Caterpillar
Cracked Out
Sounding
Like The Shot Of A Rifle
Nigh Unto A Buffalo Gun!

Those Close By
Took Off At A Run!

To Say That The Lowly
The High
The Lofty
Were Gobsmacked Aka Stunned
Would Be The Understatement Of The Day
The Year!
I Am Sure
Even The Very Century!

All Is Quiet
As
Out Of His Cocoon
- Truth Always Comes Out -
Emerged
The Most Beautiful Butterfly
With Glimmering Wings
Displaying Not A Hint Of Death's Taint
But Showing
The Elevated Standard Of The Glorious One!

His Name
- Could Be A She -
Is
Saint!

The Son Had Done His Pleasant Work!
Saint Spread Gorgeous Wings
Beautiful Eyes Looked Around
Seeing Differently
AND
Long Legs
- Purpose Made -
Were Steady
Willing To Stand Firm
On Even A Grass Blade
Whether In The Fierce Heat
Or In The Fair Shade!

Naysayers Cried Sorcery
Doubters Cried Foul
BUT
Saint's True Brethren Cried:

Hallelujah!

Give Almighty God Glory!

Deny The Liar His Fun!

Brethren, Beloved

The Life Cycle Of The Caterpillar

Unto A Butterfly
IS
The Life Cycle Of The Repentant Sinner
Turned Saint!

There Is That Something Within Us
That
Answers The Call Of The Holy God!

The Living Word Heard
AND
Believed
Triggers The Urge
When Voraciously
All We Want
Desire
Need
Is Our Holy God!

Just As The Caterpillar Eats
AND
Suddenly
Is Himself
Cocooned
Consumed
So Are The Christ Followers
Wrapped Up In Our Lord
Separated From The Sins Of The Flesh
Absorbed Into The Truth
The Way
The Life Of
The Holy God!

In The Unseen Realm
At The Molecular
- Spiritual -
Level
A New Creature
A New Life
In Christ
Under The Agency Of The Holy Spirit
Is Made!

The Old Man ... Dies

AND

After Much Tribulation
- Where One Must Possess Their Soul -
The New Man
Emerges From The Crucible
The Cocoon!

No Man's Hand
May Help Him To Emerge!

By Faith
With Faithful Work
Waiting
Until The Appointed Time
Watching
For The Son Light
In The Fullness Of The Eternal God's Time
Called Forth
- Changed -
Emerges
On Eagle Wings
To Rise Up
With The Brethren
To Meet The King Of Glory
The King Of Creation
Is
A New Member Of
The Family Of God!

Are You Willing?

Are You Rearing Up?

Are You Ready

For The Holy God

To Make YOU Anew?!

I Am Willing! 

Join Me! 

Let There Be

For The Holy God's Family

Members Many More

Than A Few!