House or Home

Southern Railroad Company in 1905 constructed a tunnel along the face of Lookout Mountain and this tunnel intersected and sealed off the natural entrance to the Lookout Mountain Cave. In doing this, the Lookout Mountain Cave was completely shut off to the public. But
Leo Lambert, a local cave enthusiast knew of Lookout Mountain Cave and had even explored the cave prior to it being sealed off. He had a desire to reopen it to the public and devised a plan from which to do so. In 1923, Mr. Lambert along with a group of investors decided to enact his plan. His idea was to drill an elevator shaft from another point on the mountain to access the cave from the surface above. On December 28, 1928, while excavating the elevator shaft a worker operating a jackhammer discovered a void in the rock and felt a gush of air.
This void was located at the 260 foot level, still 160 feet above the Lookout Mountain Cave. Upon further inspection, an opening, 18 inches high and five feet wide, was discovered. Lambert, along with a small crew, entered this opening to explore the new found cave. While exploring they discovered a number of unusual and beautiful rock formations, flowing passages and several stream beds. Pushing their way deeper and deeper into the cave, they finally reached its marvelous jewel, the waterfall. Mr. Lambert and his exploration party were awestruck by its magnificence and beauty, and quickly returned to the surface to share their new found discovery with the rest of the crew.
Lambert named the falls in honor of his wife "Ruby." While in pursuit for something else Mr. Lambert found something that was far more important than what he was searching for. That's the way life is we are in pursuit of our dreams, we are working hard, we are making progress and then all of a sudden the Lord shows
us something far more important that will bring more enjoyment into our lives than we could have ever imagined. Can you remember the day that you were on the track toward your dream? It could have been a business, a bank account, a dream house (noticed I didn't say home for you can't buy a home just a house) position, or maybe it was just to fit in with a certain kind of people. We have all had dreams. Digging our way to what we thought would bring us true happiness when all of a sudden the Lord shows up and says this is the way walk ye in it! Some; like myself and hopefully you followed His direction and as I had said many times "I would not trade one day with the Lord for all the days without Him." Like the songs says

 

There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus, No, not one! No, not one!

None else's could heal all our soul's diseases, No, not one! No, not one!

 

No friend like Him is so high and holy, No, not one! No, not one!

And yet no friend is so meek and low-ly No, not one! No, not one!

 

There's not an hour that He is not near us, No, not one! No, not one!

No night so dark but His love can cheer us, No, not one! No, not one!

 

The song goes on for two more verses as it tells us that Jesus is a friend that will not forsake his children or a sinner so bad that He would not take him into His family. Then we are told of the gift like the Savior that was given and then "Will He refuse us a home in heaven? "No, not one! No, not one!"
Wait that means me! Excuse me but I am just going to have to shout about my HOME in HEAVEN (home, remember you can't buy homes) John 14:2-In my Father's house are many mansions: If it were not so, I would have told you. "I go to prepare a place for you. (Wayne)
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And if I go and prepare a place for you, (Wayne) I will come again and receive you (Wayne) into myself; that where I am, there ye (Wayne) may be also. Don't you see it? Put your name there and you can shout too!