For us it is definitely the Chacma Baboon babies.
The Chacma Baboon is found in South Africa, north to Angola, Zambia and Mozambique. As South Africans, we have encountered them numerous times on our visits to the Kruger National Park, on hikes in the Tstsikamma Forest, along the Garden Route and at Cape Point. While we lived in a farming community in the East Cape, the farmers sadly had no option but to shoot some Chacmas to prevent the killing of lambs for their intestines during times of severe drought. Quite recently, Gordon and I “bumped into” a small troop of Chacma Baboons on the Garden Route between Bloukrans and Nature’s Valley. On that week-day we had the road and the small troupe of about 3 families all to ourselves. Were they entertaining and hilarious! I took loads of photos, just like these from the internet.
Enjoy and we dare you to look at them and think that our Creator God never smiles!
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Some people, who've never really encountered Jesus by faith, could be stuck in their impression that He’s a dull and joyless God .
Zephaniah 3:17: The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will
take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.!
Who can read these truths, take them to heart, without being deeply, and profoundly moved to wonder and awe. Has He saved you and quieted you with His love? Is your hope in Christ alone? Then, know for sure, He is taking great delight in you, and rejoicing over you with singing!
Staggering…
We don’t know what Jesus’ features look like, but we know rejoicing and laughter when we see it!
We believe that the wonders of Zephaniah 3:17 are fully realised in heaven and wonder what God’s singing sounds like!
