(1 Corinthians 7: 31) “…for the present form of this world is passing
away.”
How
many of us really live believing this verse as our veracity? To some degree
every Christian and even some from other philosophies live lives that reflect
that truth but very few breathe that existence as if nothing else actually
matters. Sadly we have been swallowed up with the bustle of life and yet while
we have breath we have hope and it is still possible to rectify our wrongs.
Today is the day of salvation and we have all been afforded the opportunity to
make straight that which has become crooked. Charles Spurgeon had this to say
about our Christian struggles; “find the Lord where you lost Him”, in other
words go back to the place in your life where that light that once burned bight
and clear and search high and low until He is found. Did you lose Him to a
particular sin, if so then repent, was He lost to money or some other trickery
that has taken pre-eminence. It is no use sweeping that under the carpet it
must get dealt with. We all have some areas in our lives that need attention.
The beauty of this thought is God is for us, He is on our side and will be
quick to come to our rescue where needed, all that is needed from us is to cry
out unto Him. What a glorious God we serve, praise His name!
Regardless
of how we may have blundered He is slow to anger and quick to forgive! What
other philosophy has this mercy attached to it?
We
have the truth and it is time for us to strip away so many mundane things in
our lives, I suppose life with all its trapping has taken care of our eyes
becoming dull. Sadly we place a greater emphasis on earthly things and the
future. The further we venture into the throes of life the greater our anxieties
become. The older we get the more we worry about retirement and provision for
it. The younger we are the more we are driven to conquer our world and get
ahead in life; a trapping which takes our eyes off the fact that this world is
passing away. When asked about the life to come we are all quick to acknowledge
our hope but how many of us actually live life helping others understand the
truth of eternity. We buy, we sell we build our own empires regardless of the
size of it, we live as if there is no tomorrow.
The
men and woman of faith referred to in the bible lived very different lives and
God was pleased with them, in fact he was so pleased with them that He got a
man to mention them in the canon of scripture. The writer of Hebrews had this
to say; “And what more shall I say? For time would fail me
to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the
prophets-- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained
promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the
edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put
foreign armies to flight. Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some
were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a
better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and
imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with
the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted,
mistreated-- of whom the world was not worthy--wandering about in deserts and
mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though commended
through their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided
something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.” (Hebrews 11:32-38)
May God help us uncover all that takes our eyes
off Him!
Signing off
Tyrone
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