Our world is filled with so many disposable things. I’m not just talking about paper plates, plastic tableware and cups. Those are very prominent this time of the year. We don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen preparing our Thanksgiving meal only to spend more hours in the kitchen cleaning up and washing dishes after it’s over. So, disposable pans and paper plates come to the rescue.
This got me to thinking about all the other things in our homes that we replace after 1, 5, or 10 years.
I appreciate those things that have stood the passing of time. The butter churn, cookie jar, my silverplate tableware and my wooden handled knife, spoon and meat fork are favorites in my kitchen. Yes. So many memories.
As Thanksgiving and Christmas approaches, I get a bit melancholy. Remembering my favorite holiday traditions from childhood and also the ones we tried to create for our children and grandchildren.
But nothing lasts forever – or does it?
“Shout praises to the Lord, everyone on this earth. 2 Be joyful and sing as you come in
to worship the Lord! 3 You know the Lord is God! He created us, and we belong to him;
we are his people, the sheep in his pasture. 4 Be thankful and praise the Lord as you enter his temple. 5 The Lord is good! His love and faithfulness will last forever.” Psalm 100
His love and His faithfulness last forever!
Does that thrill your heart like it does mine? God’s not going to “fall” out of love with us and He will continue to be faithful to His word and to us forever. (Stop and think about that for a minute)
“Our Lord, I will sing of your love forever. Everyone yet to be born will hear me praise your faithfulness. 2 I will tell them, “God’s love can always be trusted, and his faithfulness lasts as long as the heavens.” Psalm 89:1-2 CEV
This may be silly, but I’ve been known to be unconventional at times so bear with me. Wouldn’t it be great to have a sign over our trash cans that reads “His love and faithfulness will last forever”? Every time we dispose of things from this daily life, we would be reminded of what truly is important and what lasts forever.
“Things that are seen don’t last forever, but things that are not seen are eternal. This is why we keep our minds on the things that cannot be seen.” II Corinthians 4:18 CEV
Enjoy your day. Don’t be bothered or distracted by the temporary things of this life. Let’s keep our focus on things that will last forever.