Luke 21:5-6
And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Tag: Worship of Things
We love to look at the man made stuff in our world. As I write this devotional I am in Boulder, Colorado. As you look at the landscape you have a choice to se all the million dollar homes or the Rocky Mountains. To the eyes of the flesh, both are appealing. But, like the disciples in Jesus day, we tend to look admire and worship the man made stuff and take the God made stuff for granted. Yet, as the worshippers of all things man-made-pretty, we tend to think our own craftsmanship is something to worship. When the disciples started to do so with the temple in their day, Jesus wanted them to understand that the earthly artifacts of our culture will not stand the plan of God. The earth will be destroyed and all we see in it. God is going to introduce a new heave and a new earth. All we currently see is only temporary. Million dollar homes will only stand for awhile. When God completes His plan, only the things of God will matter - His Son. Our worship needs to be directed toward Christ and not toward shinny things of the earth. Everything we see on this earth is temporary and soon to be destroyed. Only Christ remains.
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