Yesterday, as we drove on route 98 towards the intersection with route 301, I noticed the sign along the road that said:"toy doctor". In doing so, I also remembered that when we moved here nine years ago, I had mused: I wonder if someone can make a living repairing toys? Later that day, I felt so foolish because I saw that it was a recreational vehicle repair facility. Nine years ago, having an RV was a possibility, but today- no way. Don't get me wrong- I would love one!!! But at gas prices approaching $4 a gallon, its just out of the question. But, what if gas were NOT AN ISSUE? Then I saw the above picture today and remembered the discussion in Paul's second letter to the Corinthians....
2 Corinthians, Chapter 5
1 For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. 2 For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven; 3 if so be that being clothed we will not be found naked. 4 For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord; 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord. 9 Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him. 10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord; 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord. 9 Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him. 10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
I looked at my hands today and noticed that they were more wrinkled than they used to be. This is not surprising, as in May I will turn 64 years young, but I remember when they didn't have any wrinkles at all. My "house" is changing; like it or not, I am aging, so I guess I will just have to deal with it! But someday, I will have a new "house" in heaven; one not made with human hands. In the meantime, I will just have to muddle though this life, living the best way I know how to please HIM who will bless me in the heavenly realms.
PS. The RV in the picture is just too small for me, but not for the one riding that over-sized bicycle!!! And, he doesn't even have to worry about the cost of gas!!!!
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