{"id":821,"date":"2019-05-22T17:30:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/?p=821"},"modified":"2019-05-21T08:42:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T14:42:17","slug":"the-new-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/?p=821","title":{"rendered":"The New Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Some of us don’t often think about the next life. Things are pretty good here and now…until they’re not. Last Wednesday, I was enjoying a silent retreat at a quiet, mountain retreat center near here. June was taking Babo, our less than 20-pound dog for his evening walk when he was suddenly attacked by our neighbor’s German shepherd. Here’s June’s account as she shared with a friend the next day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babo and I had a very traumatic experience yesterday as our neighbors\u2019 German shepherd attacked Babo and would have killed him if I hadn\u2019t screamed at the top of my lungs until the dog dropped Babo.\u00a0 We spent hours in the Pet ER and finally had to leave him overnight because they were so backed up.\u00a0 They had to shave the wound area and clean it.\u00a0 Amazingly, no sutures needed.\u00a0 But he is badly bruised and does have puncture wounds, one severe.\u00a0 We have to keep him quiet and Bob will be gone all day today, so I am on nurse duty.\u00a0 Bob and I left the ER last night around 10:30 and went back at 6:30 this morning.\u00a0 Must run\u2026my puppy needs me.\u00a0 By the way, this was one of the worst things I have ever been through!\u00a0 I sobbed for an hour\u2026I know you understand.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I write this a few days later, he is recovering nicely despite some significant bruising, and for that we are thankful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to the new earth. Here’s part of Isaiah’s vision:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind…no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress…The wolf and the lamb shall graze together<\/strong>; the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent\u2019s food. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain<\/strong>,\u201d says the LORD. (Isaiah 65.17, 19, 25, ESV, emphasis mine) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the wolf won’t hurt the lamb, I’m adding, “German shepherds will not attack small dogs!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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