"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) He didn't just love the world... He so loved the world.
A banner day today at our house. They picked up Janie's wheelchair, because she no longer needs it. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow.
And then this--
Reminded me that we are all just passing through, for this world is not our home. We tend to forget this, don't we? We invest so much time and energy and money and thought and effort into all this passing, temporary stuff. But one day we will just be packing it all up, like an old tent, and heading on to our eternal, perfect glorious home. When we get to where we're going...
Where there will be no more wheelchairs... or cancer... or tears... or boots... or failure... or disappointment... or loneliness... or sorrow... or separation... or car accidents... or hurricanes... or floods... or death.
The sting of death has already been conquered, but one day death itself will be destroyed--dead and gone, forever and ever. "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (I Cor.15:55-57)
O when we get to where we're going, what a glorious, eternal home awaits us! So until then, there may still be wheelchairs and broken bones and cancer and sorrow and suffering... but this is not our home. Might we always be ready to pack up those tents in our hearts and remember...
We're just passing through, but when we get to where we're going... O Lord Jesus, what a day that will be.
Today, might we remember God's faithfulness to us in the past in this often broken world... and look ahead with joyful expectation to His glorious future. And be thankful. To God be the glory.
No comments:
Post a Comment