“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.” Matthew 24:35
Before the End (of the world)
We thought this place a paradise
We thought this place looked awfully nice;
(awful in parts, nice in parts)
but all our thoughts
were wrong.
Once, there was a world, with things;
a heaven full of fluttered wings;
birds would fly and hail would fall,
and we thought this was all, was all,
and we thought this was all.
And it was built by word,
and words like bricks
and life were heard
on what was once a glittering world
that sparkled in the setting sun ‘til just
before the day was done
and we thought this
was all, (our walls)
yes, we thought we were very small,
but we thought this was all.
I wrote this poem after reading today’s Scripture. As a writer, I was struck by the notion that all that will remain of what we can now see are words. The only words that will remain are the words of Jesus. He created everything with a word; His words are all powerful. “By faith, we understand that the universe was created by the Word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible” (Hebrews 11:3 ESV).
For anyone who knows Jesus and His Word, this is a hopeful concept. For anyone who does not know Jesus and has never heard His Word, this is a completely devastating concept.
“As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark” (Matthew 24:37-38).
God hasn’t destroyed the world yet because He is patiently waiting for as many as will come to him for salvation (2 Peter 3:9). He wants to save everyone. It’s important that we keep this concept at the forefront of our lifestyle. This is also why Jesus instructed us not to worry about material things, (the things we can actually see and touch) but to seek first HIS kingdom (an invisible concept to those of us still alive in the physical world). He promises to meet all of our daily needs if we do this. “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matthew 6:33 BSB).
What is your calling? Don’t answer that without asking Jesus. He has you here for a specific purpose.
So, “Do not store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19-20).
“Dear heavenly Father, while we live in this world, teach us to live for Your Word. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
The real treasure is spending eternity with our father the lord Jesus Christ , what a beautiful thought. This very passage gives much needed hope in a hurting world, filled with too much confusion & chaos.Blessings. AMEN
Thank you! It seems to never end being caught up in day to day life. Stressing over everything. But even a moment spent in God’s word helps to get me focused on what’s really important.
The only things (ones) we will be able to take out of this world when we either die and/or are ‘raptured’, are the loved ones, family, friends, acquaintances that we have witnessed to who have become Believers and will follow behind (if we die first), or travel with us (if we are Raptured). I remember years ago when I first started attending Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, in the late ’70’s and early 80’s, being taught that it was important that the ‘things’ we leave behind, when we die, and/or are Raptured, are clues to where we have gone, e.g., Our Bible (highlighted, underlined, Study Guides, notes, testimonials, CD’s, DVD’s, and a letter urging whomever goes through these things, to get serious about accepting Christ as their Savior, as He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life…..