Proverbs 10:27
Reverence for God adds hours to each day; so how can the wicked expect a long, good life?
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While my mom dozed today, I
looked through family photos. Mother has dozens of photo albums,
filled with photos of the people she loves - or loved - the
most…relatives, friends, students, people she met while traveling. It
doesn’t seem fair that there will not be more albums to fill and
memories to create. After all, doesn’t this scripture passage imply
that those who have reverence for God will live longer? By that
benchmark, my mother should be on this earth for many more decades or
more!
I think of all of the people Mother has known and loved in
her 76+ years…and I look at the comments and messages I have received in
the last week about her life and her Godly influence on others…and I
realize that this passage is not really about quantity - it’s about
quality.
Those who are “wicked” may indeed live to be 100 or
more. They may appear to “skate by” unscathed in life, while those who
revere God and serve Him well struggle and suffer…or have their earthly
lives cut short. But that’s where some of us get it all wrong. It’s not
about THIS life…but rather, what we build for eternity! And in that
regard, my mother has been plenty busy creating something amazing.
Someone wrote to her today that the trip on which she is about to embark
will far surpass any travels she ever took in her RV! And I believe
that wholeheartedly.
Someone shared a meme with me on Facebook
that said something to the effect of “I asked the Lord why He gave me so
much troubled water, and He said…’because your enemies cannot swim.’”
When we revere and respect God – and fully serve Him with faith and
obedience – our lives may not be trouble-free, or lengthy. But our
eternal life and legacy will be something truly incredible…far beyond
what we can ever imagine. And isn’t that the ultimate goal? Shouldn’t
it be?
Earthly life is not about how many years we have…but what we do with them. What are you building for Eternitya?
©2016 Debbie Robus
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