2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
I enjoy hearing people talk about what they do. I recall listening to fighter pilots talk about the terror of combat and how close they came to death. I have also been enthralled as deep sea fishermen in Newfoundland related their close calls with death.
The apostle Paul was a tent-maker by trade. I can almost visualize his calloused fingers and hands. I am sure that there were some tents that bore marks from years of stretching and stitching the fabric to repair the tents. He knew when a tent could be repaired or when it was time to throw the tattered remains of the old tent away and go about making a new one.
In today’s Scripture, Paul uses his profession as a tent-maker to illustrate a spiritual truth: This human body of ours is not going to survive. There are those who try to reverse the aging process in various ways, but nothing is going to keep us from coming to the end of our life and entering eternity.
It is sad that most of us spend far too much time and effort on things that will pass away. By spending so much time on earthly things, we neglect the things that really count—those things that have eternal value.
Spending time with God in prayer and reading His Word will prepare us for that heavenly home that will never pass away. Which home are you spending your time and effort to build?
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil