Eleven things you can’t take with you
When Christ returns, “the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed” (2 Peter 3:10). Here are eleven things that won’t make it into the new heavens and the new earth. In fact, they won’t even make it very long in the present world.
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- 1. The iPhone. You’ll be lucky if yours makes it to five years, along with any other tech gadgets you own.
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- 2. Your college degree. In heaven, nobody cares what college you went to or what degree you earned.
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- 3. U2. Or any other musical group. They just won’t match up to the choirs of heaven.
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- 4. Your job. Especially if you’re a pastor.
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- 5. The Office. Or any other TV show that no one will want to watch once Christ returns.
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- 6. Your bank account. “We brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world” (1 Timothy 6:7).
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- 7. The United States of America. To be dissolved when Christ’s kingdom is established, if not sooner.
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- 8. The Corvette Stingray. Or any other car, truck, or motorcycle you’re drooling after.
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- 9. Your marriage. “For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30).
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- 10. The Indianapolis Colts. Or any other professional sports team.
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- 11. The Internet. Including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and this blog.
Like all idols, these don’t last very long. And when they’re gone, they won’t do you any good. Do you live for an ephemeral world or for a kingdom that will not pass away? “The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:17).
Posted on June 11, 2009, in Reflections and tagged career, cars, college, Corvette Stingray, degree, idolatry, Indianapolis Colts, internet, iPhone, Job, marriage, money, Music, new creation, occupation, Second Coming, sports, The Office, TV, U2, United States, USA. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Really good reminder.