"You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accpted teh confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded." Hebrews 10:34-35.
As a ponder this passage I am brought to the idea of worldliness vs. stewardship. Where is the line? Well, I guess Iknow where the line is; whenever eth earthly possessions I have come between my intimacy with God, or other people, then my reliance or love of them has gone too far. Probably the fact that stewardship came up while reading this is a good indicator that I am crossing the line. Because I am coming up with excuses.
Yes, we are to be good stewards of the gifts and earthly recources that we have been given. So, it is not that we are to have a blanket disdain for all things of this world. Because God did create ths world, and call it 'good'. Sinfulness has corrupted creation, but there is still goodness remnant in creation.
But, more importantly, am I following Christ, with the same furvor that I once did? Do I live every day in the confidence and assurance of the life that is to come? Am I fully connected to the promises and expectations that are associated with the Gospel message? I woudl have to say, not as much...
Rather I am more focussed on the idea of bringing the kingdom of God here on earth. Now, that is not a gross departure form the expressed will of God. But, it s imbalanced. I need to search out the eternal goal of our faith. I need to realign my vision to match more completely with the eternal vision of God for humanity and all of creation...
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