“ The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the desire of God lives perpetually.” –1 John 2:17
This world is temporary. One day, Christ will return for His bride. Those who died in Him will rise first. Those still alive and with their garments clean shall be caught up together within the clouds and meet the Lord within the air (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). The world and every part in it’s going to pass away.
This signifies that the things that distract us from in search of God will grind to a halt. Paul counted earthly things as rubbish for the excellence of knowing Christ (Philippians 3:8). He was willing to lose all for Christ. Gripped by this reality, King Solomon, the wisest man ever lived, sought to search out out what profit a person derived from all his labor during which he toiled under the sun.
He observed that it was indeed vanity of vanities, a chasing after the wind (Ecclesiastes 1). Little wonder Paul instructs us to live circumspectly, not as unwise but clever (Ephesians 5:15). Since the world is just a brief facet of our lives, why should we allow ourselves to be derailed from everlasting things?
We are usually not to put up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. We are to put up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and thieves don’t break in and steal (Mathew 6:19-20). When we adopt an eternity perspective, we quickly recoup our appetite for godly things.
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