What Really Matters
I once heard a story about a man who had turned the basement of his home into his man cave. This was his place where he would chill out and do “man stuff.” In this man cave, he had a wide-screen TV with a great sound system. On the walls hung his diplomas and certificates of achievements. His sports and hunting trophies were there.
Sometimes, he would go down, sit in his favorite chair, and look fondly at all his stuff.
One day while he was at work, the area he lived in was hit by a tremendous storm. Rain poured for hours, flooding streets and homes. He rushed home to find that, for the most part, his home was okay. But when he opened the door to the basement, he saw that his man cave was filled with water. Everything was destroyed. All his stuff was gone.
He stood looking over all his ruined possessions. He grieved over them. Then he seemed to hear the voice of God speak to him. God whispered in his ear, saying, “Don’t worry about all this stuff. I was going to burn it all one day anyway.” You see, your stuff is just temporary. No matter how fond you are of it, it will not last. One day, it will all rot, rust, or burn.
The message is this, “don’t get too attached to your stuff, because your stuff does not really matter”. The Bible teaches that one day, “the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.” The Bible also says that we should seek first the Kingdom of Heaven. The truth is there is no profit to be had in all the gold in the world. It is only the treasure that you lay up in Heaven that really matters.
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;”
II Peter 3:10-14 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/2pe.3.10-14.NKJV
Douglas & Deborah Huff
From Down Where the Pavement Ends
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