Psalm 103:15-16
“As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.”
Several years ago Joyce and I were visiting a church where I had once served as the Pastor of Discipleship. One of the pastors I had served with gave us a copy of their most recent photo directory. I had forgotten it until a few days ago when our daughter-in-law mentioned the death of a person we had known. As Joyce and I talked about him, she remembered the directory. Oh, the directory!
I went through the directory first and then it was her turn. “How could people let themselves get so old looking in the years since I served in the church?” One person or couple after another stunned us by the way they had—-shall we say, “matured.” Okay, let’s face it, they got old.
I am sure the maturing process was not noticeable to those who had been there the whole time, but for us having not been around for some thirty years, it was a blow. In that same period of time, Joyce and I have not aged a bit. Cough! Cough!
Let’s face it, the aging process begins at birth and continues until we breathe our last breath here on earth. Praise God that is not the end of the matter. For those of us who have been born again and have our names written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, our next breath will be celestial and we live eternally.
It is sad that so many devote so much effort in an attempt to look as young as possible instead of focusing on the things that are eternal. Through all of my sags and wrinkles I want to prepare for my eternal home. How about you?
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil
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