Thursday

Happy Thursday. How is your week going? Well, i had a big birthday yesterday and I've been wondering how to feel about it. It is as a good day with tons of good wishes and my sister, kids and grandkids surprised me with a get together. Lots of fun! Now today, I'm thinking about how old I am and emotions are rolling-- a little sad, then denial, but mostly just strange. I can not figure out how time has gone so quickly. James was so spot on. 


“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

‭‭James‬ ‭4:14‬ ‭NIV‬‬


As I look back, I see how easy it is to get so caught up with houses, cars, careers, technology or even shoes that the big picture just gets lost--the timeline of us. Draw a line and mark the start Alpha and the end Omega--all the time that has been and will be. So where do you fit? How big does your life look? It's kind of scawney, isn't it? Our lives are so brief, so quick yet eternity, where time is no more, is so long! 


“Stay with what you heard from the beginning, the original message. Let it sink into your life. If what you heard from the beginning lives deeply in you, you will live deeply in both Son and Father. This is exactly what Christ promised: eternal life, real life!”

‭‭1 John‬ ‭2:24-25‬ ‭MSG‬‬


John says the real life which means this one is just a rehearsal--not even the actual one. It really puts all those "big deals" we face into perspective, doesn't it? 


This promise of eternal life, real life is for those live in the Son and the Father. Not that anyone can earn eternal life, but that the saved WILL abide deeply because they are genuinely saved and thus, heirs of salvation. As Peter puts it "...according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells." 2 Peter 3:13


Today, let it sink into your life. And whether you are 26, 46, 60 or 86, your life is quick and that's Ok because it's not the real one. Nail it down right now that you are going to spend this practice life dwelling with the righteous in Christ Jesus and God the Father getting ready for your real one. And now I'm feeling pretty pumped about my age! 


Love you dear one,

Pam

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