Tuesday, December 16, 2014 (An Elder Writes) As we age we expect unpleasant changes to our bodies. Let’s just say that the warranty period has long since expired, shall we? As I age, I see these changes in myself. I’m turning into my mother for one thing. In fact, once I walked past an unexpected mirror, glanced over and said “Oh, hi Mom” before I realized I was looking at myself. When I was a kid, I used to laugh because my grandmother used the term “whatchacallit” all the time. She’d say, “Honey, hand me the whatchacallit, would you?” as if I would know which whatchacallit I was supposed to get for her. Now I hear this very word pass my own lips way more often than I’d like to. I learned to never ask Gramps an open ended question like “How are you?” because I’d get way more details about colonoscopies than I wanted to hear. Better to go with “How are you liking the new car?” or “How ‘bout them Steelers?” When I was young, I never thought the things that happened to my parents and grandparents would ever happen to me. I was indestructible after all. But then, I blew out a knee, which changed my gait over the course of decades so that now I can’t walk without pain. As my feet and legs have become more twisted over time, I also have extremely painful muscle spasms. Many, many times, I cry out to Jesus in my pain and suffering. I wish that He were with me in person, in the flesh, so that He could hold me and comfort me, and I could gaze upon His face. What keeps me going is the knowledge that He loves me so much that someday I will gaze upon His face forevermore. I will have no more pain and suffering (Revelation 21:4), and the memory of the pain in this life will fade away in the fullness of eternity. Compared to eternity, our woes here on Earth will be as fleeting as the twinkling of an eye. I know this factually because I know that I can trust God and believe Him when He tells me these things. For that matter, of the 31,174 verses in the Bible, the very middle one is Psalm 118:8 which reads, “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man” (KJV). So don’t fret over the things of this life; instead set your heart and mind on the things above (Colossians 3:1-3). After all, as Pastor Mark reminded us, the best is yet to come. Read: Psalm 5:11; Psalm 56:3 (SL)
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:59:12 +0000
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