Anteroom to Eternity

Recently I had a minor procedure on one of my legs to prevent blood clots and ulceration. It was another reminder that physically, at least, we are not like fine wines, we don’t improve with age. Rather, with each passing day, we are wearing out. Anyone over thirty knows how fast life is whizzing by. The Bible tells us that our earthly life is but a vapor (James 4:14); that like grass we are here one day and gone the next (Psalm 103:15-16).

Perhaps not a pleasant thought for some, but don’t despair, this is all just the anteroom to eternity. While we need to appreciate each day and live it to the fullest for God, we also need to keep in mind the larger picture, and as Colossians 3:2 says, set our mind on things above, not on earthly things. Oh, how we love to sweat the small stuff! How we major in the minors, and get bogged down in the things that really don’t matter and will have no eternal value! And for those bigger, heavier issues in our lives, we need to remember that God is in control, that nothing happening to us is taking Him by surprise, and that He has a way of escape if we but trust Him.

There is no better way to live life than by knowing, loving and serving the One who gave Himself for us. And He is the very One that according to Jude 24 can and will keep us “from falling” and present us “faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.”

Oh, how much we have to look forward to!

Until next week,

Sylvia