"The Moment of Truth" Has Come!

Well, for those of you who have been following along with me in this summer reading adventure in the "Glade Series", you will be pleased to know that The Moment of Truth , written by my friend Martha Jane Orlando,  has arrived, and I could not wait to sit right down and read it to find out what our friend Davy was going to discover with his visit to the Glade with the "Old Ones"... and I was held spellbound and in awe along with Davy when he looked around at all the special woodland creatures who were there to not only talk to him, but to bless him and honor him as "A Chosen One" ...and I thought along with Davy when he whispered,

"This is such a miracle."

And then the wise old owl, who was named "Reverend", responded to Davy:

"All of life is a miracle, Davy; All you have to do is look around you and truly open your eyes." 

And as Davy is taking in all of this magical, mystical adventure, the creatures of the Glade are suddenly struck with terror as the earth begins to shake beneath their feet and "a menacing sound like distant thunder rumbled through the Banquet Hall..."   Suddenly their time of celebration was cut short and the creatures scurried to find out what was happening to threaten their beautiful world in the Glade.

Now the real adventure and excitement begins, and Davy and the Old Ones must hurry to save their marvelous kingdom from destruction.  Through it all, Davy learns about faith and trust, and about how in reality God and His angels come to our rescue in the face of dangerous intruders into our peaceful existence...and he even learns how it might feel to "stand accused with no plausible alibi to defend him...", and to have others step forward and "willingly sacrifice" all that they knew to protect him... "The Moment of Truth" had come, and when the truth finally came out, peace reigned once again in The Glade.   

Oh, but maybe I shouldn't have told you all of that.  Well, you really ought to get the book and read the whole story for yourself so you will better understand what I am talking about.

I must tell you that when I finished this exciting conclusion to The Glade Trilogy, I could not shake the feeling that I was also "A Chosen One".  Much like Davy became in this story, I also look at all of God's Creation around me and feel like God communicates to me through it in a very unique and special way. 

This "Grey" Squirrel was definitely trying to tell me something as I invaded his territory on my walk this morning...

And this Mama Deer was truly giving me a "look" when I disrupted her morning peace and that of her little family while I was out walking yesterday morning...

And Off they Ran...

 Back into the safety of the woods...

 But back to the application of this story....

Yes, in the true spiritual sense I am a chosen child of God, which is the real story behind the story here that Davy discovers. What I found interesting was that Davy was actually a step-child, and yet, he was "chosen", grafted in, if you will, to the family tree, and given the rights and privileges of a true heir.  This little mystery story reminded me of a much bigger mystery spoken about in the Bible in the following passage...

 Ephesians 3:3-6

3. "How that by revelation He (Christ) 

made known to me the mystery, 

as I have briefly written already,

4.  by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,

5.  which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit 

to His holy apostles and prophets;

6.  That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel." 

And also in Romans 8:16-17

16.  "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit 

that we are children of God,

17.  And if children, then heirs--

heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ,

if indeed we suffer with Him, 

that we may also be glorified together."

I believe Davy, although he was only a ten year old boy, was learning sage wisdom from "The Old Ones" that would continue to make a huge difference in his life for eternity! And isn't that where we should be?  Learning "sage wisdom" from "The Ancient of Days"...God Himself, that will not only help and bless us in this life, but carry us on into eternity?

Okay, folks!  I think that about sums it up. Thank you, Martha Jane Orlando, for writing such creative, fun, and yet powerful stories that may have been meant for children, but have had a lingering, positive, spiritual impact in this "Old - Chosen One!"  

By the way, I understand that this is really NOT the end of Davy's story.  Martha has written three more books in the Glade Series.  For more information about that you can check out her website here:http://gladetrilogy.wixsite.com/theglade

You can be assured I will be saving up and ordering these next three books as soon as I can!!

Click Here for the previous adventures..., and Also HERE, and HERE