"Heaven-Bound"

"Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies." (S.O.S. 7:2)

  You might not see this portrayed anywhere, at least not with this sort of twist; but if I do not proclaim it in the way that I receive it, I will be wasting something that was not mine to waste. In a really strange and mysterious sort of way, that opening statement is pretty spot-on to the point that I believe is made in this presentation of what it looks like to be heaven-bound! This is not just about a belly-button and a belly; this is about that which is connected to the reality of heaven, that it is really going to happen, because there is no doubt that it is so.

  We are given something that is not easy to explain or show, but it is lived out! The only way it can be shown is by letting others explain your reasoning and your actions. "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one," a quote by John Lennon, is a practical way to explain how it works; because there will be those that watch and take notice of your life, seeing the connection in the others that also believe as you do, and then understanding it s not just a dream, but it must be real. To which, we are holding a gift that is not our to waste! The waste is to them which behold what you have demonstrated, and then ignored the reality of what it represents. 

  Yes, I know, I'm just wasting time and making stuff up, right? Yep, that's me in a nut-shell! But, if you are so incline, let me show you what I believe the Lord is showing me, based upon what I know in my heart. First of all, let me ask you what a navel is made for and where it originates? You could say that this pertains to being as an infant and desiring the pure milk of the Word; it would fit nicely, except for the little twist. Jesus told Nicodemus, who happened to be very familiar with the Scriptures, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3)

  Would you consider that some sort of a sign, that if a man is born again, he can then see the kingdom of God? If he were to see the kingdom of God, then by what would his sight be realized? There is a real connection here between that which is seen and that which is understood. Don't ask for me to explain it, because it cannot be understood until it can be seen; but once it is seen, it cannot be disputed or denied. Even if you might be lead astray, there is not any way for it to mix; which is where the twist comes in, because your soul and the Word of Truth are twisted, entwined like a rope! You, the Word, and the Holy Spirit make up this umbilical cord; a cord which is created at the time of your new birth! 

  The round goblet is such, as it holds truth and the reality of heaven, which does not mix well with the things of this earth. Not to say that it cannot happen, but as the Scripture says, it is not wanted in the cup; at least not by the Word and the Spirit! Just a little FYI for those that might feel defeated or at odds with the pull towards doing what is right: there are two strands verses your one, so you are totally outnumbered! Give in to that which is greater within you! "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." (1 John 4:4) 

  And then we have this thing, "thy belly," the seat of hunger and mental faculties; that which you yearn for and put your mind upon; that is that which gives you the courage and takes away the fears! If you got it in your belly, then it is going to be quite obvious to those around you! Like lilies around a heap of wheat; when you go, it is time to flower. You know, there is another law that is defeated by death...

"Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him whom is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter." (Romans 7:4-6)