What animals would you love to have come to your call, to have a deep and holy friendship with? Will your childhood dog run to meet you? (God makes all things new. They will long to love and serve.ĭream, my friend. They will not be afraid of you, nor you of them. The animal kingdom will be your joyful partner. And animals are clearly a part of it, praise our loving Father. Every little girl has dreams, too: of being rescued by her prince and swept up into a great adventure. And every little boy has dreams, big dreams: dreams of being the hero, of beating the bad guys, of doing daring feats and rescuing the damsel in distress. The kingdom of God operates in its fullness on earth. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Mans Soul. Now, unless you want to dismiss this as completely allegorical, we have wolves, lambs, leopards, lions, and bears in the kingdom as well. ![]() ![]() Does he come to his whistle? Does he need a saddle? Oh yes-there are horses in the kingdom. You know there are horses, for Jesus and his company return on horseback. How could your creative God renew his precious earth and not fill it with a renewed animal kingdom? That would be like a village without people. Friend, the whole debate ends when you realize that heaven comes to earth. The child-heart wants to know, “Will there be animals in heaven?” The calloused heart dismisses this as theologically unworthy.
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