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By Joe Chesser
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seems like it was just last week when school let out for the summer. And now, here it is, the first week of
September. Where has the time gone? It brings to mind the lyrics of an old
song, “... ain’t it funny how time slips away.” While it may be funny for some to sing
about, others see the swift passing of time as somewhat depressing. I’m sure that’s why people have tried for
many centuries to fight the aging process.
Everything has been tried from searching for the fountain of youth to
the invention of miracle wrinkle creams, from hair coloring to hair implants,
from exercise & vitamins to plastic surgery. But deep down we all know that there is
nothing we can do about the aging process.
We can try to lengthen our life-span.
We can help our bodies look and feel better longer. But is there anything we can do to overcome
the aging process? Yes, and no. Physically speaking, for every
generation since Adam and Eve “there is a time to be born and a time to die”
(Ecclesiastes 3:2). It’s simply the
way God has designed life on earth.
It’s all a part of the laws God established after Eden. And while we may manipulate those laws to
some extent, the aging process continues to plug along. This would be very depressing if we were only physical beings. But we’re not. We not only have a body, we also have a soul. And it is this aspect of our existence that gives us hope of overcoming the aging process. Notice how Paul puts it: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are
being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that
far outweighs them all.
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 I don’t know about you, but I kind of
like the idea of being renewed day by day.
I like the idea that what I see in a mirror graying and wrinkling is
only temporary at best. I really like
the idea that as a Christian, not only am I being renewed spiritually each
day, I also have in the future an eternal glory that far exceeds anything
this earth can offer, one that overcomes all the troubles and heartaches with
which this world so cruelly tries to destroy me. I don’t care that my hair is turning gray
and turning loose. I don’t care that I
can’t stop the aging process because that would only prolong receiving the
eternal glory with God that’s awaiting me! |
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