Life
is short- just a "few" years ago I became a father and then a
grandfather and perhaps in October I will become a great-grandfather.
Time passes so quickly and I find myself looking at old photos more and
more as the years pass by. And so, I found myself looking at the above
picture this lovely morning. I thought- how true!!! Then I remembered
that a passage from the book of Hebrews linked with this picture. After a
bit of searching, I finally found it...
Hebrews, Chapter 12 (WEB)
1 Therefore
let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and
let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 looking
to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was
set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down
at the right hand of the throne of God.
We do NOT live alone, others see us throughout our lives. God sees everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) that we do. It seems reasonable that others in heaven do as well (perhaps verse 1 above MAY teach this). What I am sure is that this passage from Hebrews teaches is that we are to lay aside sin and look to Jesus for help. I like the way the GodsWord translation puts the beginning of verse 2.
GodsWord, Chapter 12
2 We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of our faith...
Its
like we stop looking at all the things this world has to offer and
picture Jesus (focus on Jesus, if you will). And, like the picture
above, we choose our shots (both what we do and what we make a priority)
and start over when our life becomes "blurred" by sin. If we do things
right, we will make a beautiful "picture show" in heaven. If not, well- I
can only hope that Jesus will edit out the "bad pictures" (that is why
he shed his blood, after all) and make us a movie worth watching.
One more thing-
its not the fancy camera that is important; it the amount of the light of God that you allow in that matters!!!
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