The world is about to be flooded and there are still obstacles between the snails and the Ark. The sea between the Ark and the snails represents the obstacles the snails have to overcome in order to be safe from the flood. I chose to illustrate this because the Ark, which represents God, provides a sense of hope that motivates everyone – that no matter who you are, to face all your challenges and not give up.
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God has a perfect divine plan and destiny for each of our lives. He will guide us every step of the way to fulfil this divine destiny. Hence, we can simply place our trust in Him as we walk towards the plans that He has in store for each of us.
Ephesians 3:18 (ESV) “may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,”
以弗所書3:18 (現代標點和合本) “能以和眾聖徒一同明白基督的愛是何等長闊高深，”
A promise is always most treasured when you are down and out. When you are at your lowest, you cannot imagine happiness. That is why we need to have a mental image that gives us hope. Israel had been in exile when Jeremiah gave this promise from God. So I imagine that their mental image is the land which was promised to them in Joshua 1 – where God promises to bring them back to their homeland.
Apostle Paul was imprisoned, yet free; Isolated, yet connected; In darkness, yet so hopeful.