Things — Part 1
“We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” (1 Corinthians 4:18).
This is a day of ever-increasing materialism. The natural man places utmost importance on the present and on the tangible … on things. What a disappointment it is when the things of this world, and the things he has trusted in, pass away and leave him empty — not filling the longing of his weary, hungry soul.
As Christians we are given several exhortations in the Bible to lift our eyes above the horizons of this earth and its hopes, goals, allurements and aspirations. Here is just one of them:
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:19-21).
