May I view all things in the mirror of eternity, waiting for the coming of my Lord, listening for the last trumpet call, hastening unto the new heaven and earth.
Would we be angry at many of the things that evoke our anger were we to view them in the mirror of eternity? Perhaps we would know righteous and godly anger at other things were we to view those things in the mirror of eternity?
Would we have anxiety and care over many things were we to view them in the mirror of eternity? Would we have a different value system were we to view our values and priorities in the mirror of eternity? Would our eyes behold different entertainment, our lips speak different words, our feet go to different places – were we to view entertainment, words and places in the mirror of eternity?
Would our Sunday morning gatherings, in those places we call churches, look different were we to view them in the mirror of eternity? Would the style of music seem that important, the color of carpet so vital, the dress of the people so critical; the socioeconomic backgrounds, colors of skin, education and tastes of others – would these and many other things look different to us in the mirror of eternity?
Would hardship and toil and rejection and suffering for the sake of Christ – a suffering which our Western Church teaches us to avoid – would it cast a different hue in the mirror of eternity?
Would the substance of emails we forward look different in the mirror of eternity? The emails we read?
Is there anything in your life that would appear differently, and that you would respond to differently, were you to view it in the mirror of eternity?
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