When God led the
Israelites out of Egypt He allowed them to bring the silver and gold jewelry
that they had plundered. These are the
very things they used to make the golden calf that very much displeased God,
which would be a pattern that God’s people followed throughout God’s Story
recorded in the Bible, and continues today.
We take the very things that God gives us and make idols out of them.
When we come to
the final Promise
Land , the proverbial “You
can’t take it with you” will apply. We
came naked into this world and we will enter the next one naked as well. But, as always with God, that is the best
thing for us. More than not the things
we treasure here on earth are the very things that cause our earthly tears,
mourning, pain, and death. These will
not be in heaven. They are the former
things that will pass away at our death and indeed are passing away even now.
The words to the
song, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” are significant to me these days.
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His
wonderful face.
And the things of
earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His
glory and grace.”
When I look at
Jesus face to face He becomes my only focus.
All else passes away like the flowers of the field and all that is
flesh. There will be no idols or
potential idols in heaven…Simply Him.
Things are being
stripped from me as I speak. My body is deteriorating,
relatives and friends are dying, things that seemed so very important are
becoming insignificant, depths of meanings that I put into people, places, and
possessions are fading away, losing their meaning to me.
The one thing that
is growing and fulfilling me now is His Presence. My love, peace, and joy are found only in
Him. I still have love for others but it
is free of the attachment I used to put to it because I know there is a shelf
live to it all. It is no longer the main
stay of who I am. God’s love is given
freely with none of the proverbial strings attached, and oh how freeing that is
in my love for Him, my love for myself, and my love for others.
The free gift from
God is found lying in the manger. It is
there for the receiving and believing of anyone and everyone who opens their
hearts, minds, and souls. Behold, what
manner of love God bestows on us? He is
the God I can attach my love and life to…Forever!
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