All that Really Matters

When a bank is on the verge of going under, wise people do not deposit their money there. When a foundation is tottering and uncertain, intelligent builders do not build on it.

No one would knowingly invest their time, money, or energy on something that isn't going to last-right?

Here's a thought.

God, in HIS infinite wisdom has warned us in His Word not to love this world or the things of this world.

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
[1 John 2:15-16]

Why?

Because God sees the big picture. He not only sees the picture from beginning to end. He IS the beginning and the end. He is Omnicient-all-knowing.

He knows this world isn't gonna last forever. He sees what lies behind and beneath all of the world's appeal.
You can't judge the world's book by its cover. There is something going on....a plan unfolding... that only God can reveal. We need the inside scoop, so to speak.It's right there in His Word.

A while back, a young couple bought a house near ours and flipped it. They moved in-did a bunch of renovations in a short period of time- then sold it for more than they had paid.  The owners before them had lived in that house for almost thirty years. They were an elderly couple who hadn't been able to do much in the way of upkeep. The front deck was on it's last legs when this couple moved in. Unfortunately, the new deck they put on before reselling was only new on the outside. They bought enough pressure treated lumber to cover the bottom part of the deck that was almost rotted through. It looked great on the outside but underneath was another story. It was a hazard. The foundation was unstable.

And so it is with this world.

Sometimes we get so caught up in life here that we forget we are just passing through. We are on our way somewhere else. This is not our home.

Focusing on, investing in and expending all of your energy on this world and the things of this world is kind of like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. It doesn't matter. It's going down.

Does this depress you?

It shouldn't.

It should make our hearts infinitely happy that God has given us the heads up. Not only for our benefit but for the benefit of  our family and friends who haven't yet received the inside scoop. It ought to make us sing...

"This world is not my home, I'm just a passing thru,

My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue;
The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door,
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.

Just up in gloryland we'll live eternally.

The saints on ev'ry hand are shouting victory.
Their songs of sweetest praise drift back from Heaven's shore.
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore."

I've been thinking more and more as each day goes by that I want to loosen my grip on this world, and its grip on me- and begin to reach like never before for things that are eternal. In the end, it's all that will matter.

The Bible says-"And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." [1 John 2:17]


Only one life, 'twill soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last"