THE FACE OF LIFE

THE FACE OF LIFE

Thursday, January 15, 2015

2Corinthians 4:13-18  We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While 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.

  I look in the mirror and see a man’s face that is no longer taut as once was. Where did that developing turkey wattle come from?!

  It’s not just my countenance that has changed: Once upon a time I was not a driver, then for 6+ decades a driver, followed by 6+ months not a driver, and now again as of 9:30am again a driver.

  There’s no avoidance of changes to the face of life. Change is tide and flow in and of life; the current that can inundate us unless we trust in the Word.

  2Corinthians 4 is about being confronted by death and life, and what our victorious attitude (faith) can and should be.

  Before you or I pass from this life to the next, change may include the looks of a Basset hound, not driving, not walking, not being able to lift spoon to mouth ….. But if seeing life as a citizen of God’s Kingdom, His prescription for us present and everlasting, we consider reflection and current situation as transitory and as producing for us an eternal glory that is absolutely greater than anything we can imagine.

  That remembered . . . and written for your edification, I’m now going to adjust supportive seat and rearview mirrors on my Mazda.

EBB4