Seen and Unseen

"Therefore don't lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Many aspects to these few verses, but the same punch line! What will happen when you die? What will you stand on at he end of your life, when the body has wasted away? When you are so weak not to be able to move or open your eyes. When you are laying in a bed, on machines, barely holding on, will good works be able to be performed at that point? Will you only then have the memories of all the things that you have done?

We are slowly dieing, wasting to nothing. From dust to dust, nothing to nothing. This is the cycle of our existance. There is not one thing we can do to stop the inevitable end to our lives here on earth, nothing. It is the great equalizer. Some it happens soon, maybe too soon, others hold on until they barely are anything left, slowly waiting for the end. Then with one last breath, they move from this world that they have known for a handful of years to the eternal world in which they spend eternity.

Our lives are full of many things, many events that fill us with memories, joys, and sorrows. We live and experience all that we want to, as much as we want to, we walk and choose our path, the things that we want to accomplish. We save and plan, educate and work, all to make our lives better, all to find happiness. The world tells us that this is what is important. That happiness is just around the corner and you are almost there. We chase this with vigor, some without regard for anyone. We chase it and it, remains empty, and so we chase it even more. This is our life, made of our own free will. It's the good life! It is what is seen,

What about the unseen? What about God and His plan? Many say that they believe in God as they hope that the small place they give Him in their busy lives will be sufficient for Him to go back on His Word. Just like everything else, in this world, we look only from what makes us feel good and happy. We try to wash over the feeling that there is a true God with some half hearted attempt to apease Him. As we fill the gap that was formed at the fall with other things God just watches and wonders why you keep missing the true fullfillment in your life.

When you realize, truly realize the truth, that God did create everything, that would include His Word, and there is truly an eternity, then you begin to realize that what you thought was your free ticket was not, and that on the day of your impending death, you actually stand at the gate to eternity. Your possesions and everything else behind you, your naked judgement just ahead. What can you do now? What time do you have to change? As the door closes you will not be able to look back, go back.

So at the foot of eternity, ahead lies the potential for eternal glory and behind only temporay troubles. No matter how large they loomed while you walked through them, the were truly only temporary. All the choices you made, the descisions that went well, the ones that didn't. All the times that you could have chosen to glorify God, listen to His word, simply place in your heart that Jesus was Lord and Savior, you chose the temporary relief and self pleasure, pride, now matters. Remmebr on your death bed there is no going back.

I chose, to live my moments eternally. To set in my heart that I am following the Truth of Gods Word, not just my idea of what that means but what it tells me. I stand that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior and that is not an aweful thing, that in the worlds eyes I may be a freak, but this freak has set His heart on the glory of God and nobody will be able to disprove that working in my life. That what is here is only temporary, the troubles and burdons of my life, but with Christ I will move through the door of my death and see the face of God. That everyday, is my day to place in my heart that I lived it for Him, and if I die before I wake, it won't be my deeds that went with me, but my soul, my heart.

Lord, all will die and leave this world. Some have lived death and will remain in death, for them I pray. That they may see your glory and the follies of their ways. That their pride may keep them from what you have made available to all eternally. I pray also for those that do know you. That they know that this all shal pass, and what ever the burdon is now it is only temporary. May your peace and love wash over all who read this and their lives be laid bare in reflection. May they know you as Lord and Savior. Amen.