I won't study [school] no more!

I have never, ever, in my entire life been so excited to get off of school for two days. Seriously! This day can't go by fast enough! At four o'clock I will check out of work, grab my bags, get in the truck and hit the road for home. I am especially excited because my family is taking a mini-vacation for the first time in (I'm embarrassed to say) years! You guys know how busy I am, so this is a BIG deal. We're going to Lake Barkley and staying in the lodge, where I will stare at the water, sleep, and not answer the phone (unless its Joseph) or e-mails. I plan on shopping, eating out at restaurants, and not doing homework. It is going to be fantastic.

So, I've been reading Isaiah and yesterday while I was reading chapter two, I came across this verse:

"nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore."

I immediately recognized this verse from the song we used to sing in church "I'm gonna lay down my burdens, down by the river side... I ain't gonna study war no more!" The verse is, I believe, talking about when God creates a new heaven and a new earth and there will be a thousand years of peace and there will be no more war. Whenever I start thinking about heaven, I can almost get carried away and forget that the Lord sends peace to those of us who are filled with his spirit here, while we are still on this earth. 

So yeah, I was kind of joking when I titled this post because I will not be studying this weekend, but it really is refreshing to know that we can rest in God's presence whenever we like.