In the world of man he must swirl, toil, spin and grind, only to collapse in a heap of weariness at the end of the day. What have we accomplished today, but more chores that will not stay finished. Tomorrow they will need to be done again, and then again and still again. Over and over and over again we spin and toil as the ants do and at the end of it, we grow old, then older, and even older and then we die. Such is the realization of the unsaved person who must toil to enjoy and accomplish as much in this life as he can before he expires into a heap that dissolves into the dust. Such a languor and hopelessness that lurks, unnoticed, at the soul of man.
Not so for the Christian
In the world of the Christian he must toil and spin and grind but to him, all his toiling, spinning and grinding, has purpose and meaning. He seeks to please a God of perfection who makes sense of all that we do. We grow older to grow wiser, and work harder to accomplish an eternal goal. At the end of it all we receive an eternal reward and enjoy forever a life that is joyous beyond our human understanding. Nothing on earth can compare to the riches and love that we will experience when our work on earth is finished. We will look into the face of Jesus Christ, remembering all that He did for us, and praise Him with unspeakable joy for the rest of our existence, while we delight in His love.
Working with Hope today and looking forward to the end of it all.
Gwendolyn
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Psalm 1: 1-2
Blessed is the man who walks not in the council of the ungodly, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord. And in His law he meditates day and night.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord. And in His law he meditates day and night.
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