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I remember looking over the side of the car on the
initial climb to the sky to see if I could spot Nicola
on the ground. I finally located her. Normally I can
tell by the look on her face what she is feeling or
thinking. From this height I could only make out her
image but that was about all I could see. She looked
cold and wet, but safe. We probably looked colder,
wetter sheep to the slaughter.
Then, of course, the ride went plummeting toward the
ground and ultimately my stomach's demise. Oh, the joy.
Why do we do this to our bodies?
Now, my wife didn't look better to me from far away. Let
me clear that up right away lest I feel my hind side's
demise. Why would I do that to my body?
Anywho, the ride is similar to our relationship with God.
Just as Paul points out in his letter, the knowledge of
Christ makes all other things less important. As you
grow closer to Him and your heart and mind is directed
upward, the stuff of earth becomes smaller. Less
important. Less significant. Verse 7 of the same
chapter in the New Living Translation says, "I once
thought all these things were so very important, but now
I consider them worthless because of what Christ has
done."
We live in this world. The world is fallen. As
Christians we will still face the same problems as any
other person. The difference, though, is that our eyes
could be focused on Christ and not our circumstances. It
is then that problems seem smaller, less significant.
It is then that we are aboard the holy roller coaster,
climbing upward. The earth and its problems drift
further away. They begin to have that far away look.
The crux of this message can be summed up in the lyrics
of this familiar, eloquent hymn:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Lp
Lp is a multi-disciplinary artist, excelling in music
and design. Check out some of his work at
www.leaderdogs.com and
www.nicolaperry.com.
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 
