Las Gatas

Took one more trip to Las Gatas during the Easter weekend for a day of beach front, toes-in-the-sand lunch & snorkeling. Possibly the busiest day of the year on this particular beach. Arrived around 10AM with a larger crowd than our first trip here, but within 30 minutes, the entire beach was completely packed with local families, very few tourists. The tide was rather high as well, causing the beach to be narrower-add all the people & you get congestion, lots of it! There was a significant military (Marine) presence as well, keeping the areas safe. I don't know how they tolerate being completely geared-up from helmet to boots, dressed in full battle fatigues, carrying their rifles, walking around in hot, humid, 90⁰ F weather. At one point, a boat pulled up & several men lifted a family member out of a boat who was in a wheel chair . In total it had to have wighed over 350 lbs. They carried him out of the water onto the beach & pushed him up under the umbrellas so he could also enjoy the family & the beach. Reminded me of when the friends of the crippled man carried him up to the roof & let him down in front of Jesus. Aimee was able to convince a very young, Mexican mother to let her hold her newborn for a while. No words as the language barrier was obvious, but people & mothers around the world, regardless of ethnicity, have a common bond & interest. I find it fascinating that Aimee can project complete confidence to a total stranger in a different country & culture, a teenage mother at that, & have that young mother willingly hand over that small newborn to her. My wife has that kind of spirit. She's done this in other countries as well: Kenya, Swaziland & Ecuador, to name a few. I think we all know when you're in the presence of someone who has that special aura about them. You feel it. You sense it's presence. You can't quite explain it, but you know that it's there. It sets her apart in a very subtle, yet obvious way. It's a spirit that is present & manifests itself in ways that are real, yet seem to be in another dimension. That dimension, along with several more, are waiting for every single one of us. We tend to think we live in a three dimensional world, yet the Bible possibly gives us a small glimpse into the existence of other dimensions when, in his letter to the Ephesians, Paul states the following,
"...that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height..."; (Ephesians 3:18 NKJV). Did you catch that? That's four dimensions! Something to consider as well is that we are originally designed for eternity, our fallen condition is not! Our bodies will have to be made new in order to function & navigate in eternity-other dimensions. This new, remade condition is how Jesus appeared in the upper room out of seemingly nowhere! We HAVE to be made new, to be like Jesus, otherwise we CANNOT exist in an eternal state! I Corinthians 15:50-53 makes it clear that we can't inherit eternal life in a corrupted state.
I Corinthians 15:50-53 NKJV
"[50] Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. [51] Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— [52] in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. [53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality."
There are a few other references to this new status awaiting us. I believe that at some level, the Lord provides glimpses of this spirit or change & that shows itself in those moments where people who have "it", demonstrate it. It's organic & can't be faked or contrived. I believe at times I witness that spirit in my wife; the Holy Spirit. It's Jesus living within her. She will be made new & enter in His rest, His arms & into eternity with Him. In the meantime, I've been given the opportunity to care for her & present her to the Lord. I've messed this opportunity up pretty badly in my past & I'm determined not to do that again. Aimee's not perfect, she does have what I call the, "Chihuahua Spirit" as well, that surfaces occasionally, but by far, she's amazing! We ended the day with a long, hot Combi ride back to Ixtapa. On the bus was a woman who had a brand new Chihuahua puppy. Very cute & loveable, but, geeez-feisty, adorable & ferocious! How can something so adorable & cute be so scary....I know!Read more