Give Me A God's-Eye-View Of Life

TODAY’S READING: Job 35; Job 36; 1 Corinthians 7; 1 Corinthians 8

SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 7:29-31

“What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.”

OBSERVATION:

My uncle took some cool photos of baby geckos hatching from their eggs.  He has them in this album that are in chronological order.  He has this great camera with awesome lenses that pickup up on all the details.  So as you are about as impressed with the photography as you think you can be you see the final picture that puts them all in perspective.  The final picture is of the cracked egg and the baby gecko next to a dime.  All of this amazement of new life happened in an area smaller than a dime.

What captures me about this passage is its perspective.  In terms of time and major events that take place in our lives we should not lose our perspective of eternity.  Amazing things happen, marriage, the birth of our kids, the purchase of our first house, the landing of our dream job, etc...  Tragic things will happen, death, emotional wounds, relational pain, etc...  

In light of eternity and in light of the goodness that God has in store for us, these experiences will fit on the surface of a “dime”.  We are called to live with an eternal perspective and with a “God’s-eye-view” of our life.

APPLICATION:

What ever the circumstance, amazingly good or bad, I need to live my life with an eye on eternity.  Grieving shall pass if I let it go, and celebrating will be dim compared to what is to come.  The trick is to experience God in the here and now knowing that the best is yet to come - to weigh everything on the scales of eternity and God’s goodness.   want to have nice things and have my finances in order while still anchoring my security in God.  I want to enjoy the good things in life and mourn the bad things in life, but not be engrossed in this life.  I want to be engrossed in the eternal life that has already begun.

PRAYER:

Father, thank you for the gift of eternity with you.  Thank you for the eternal treasures that you have given me - peace, hope, love, righteousness, kindness, relationship with you.  You are a good God.  Give me a God’s-eye-view of life.  Help me not to get too wrapped up in this life, but to live with an eye on eternity.  In Jesus name - AMEN!