It’s a Tent, its Only Temporary
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At the conclusion of chapter 4, Paul tells us where out focus should be - 2 Corinthians 4:18 “18 So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
That means the things of this life are temporary - in chapter 5 Paul continues this thought…
1 For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands. 2 Indeed, we groan in this tent, desiring to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. 6 So we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 In fact, we are confident, and we would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
Tent living is okay but it isn’t easy.
Tent living is okay but it isn’t easy.
We groan for more - eternity is instilled deep with us and we long for it.
Our current dwelling is kind of a fixer upper.
Our current dwelling is kind of a fixer upper.
Like any building our physical body gets worn down over time.
We have a new place waiting for us.
We have a new place waiting for us.
I had thought - how awesome is it that a new dwelling place has been built for us by Jesus - the carpenter.
We will never be “homeless”.
We will never be “homeless”.
While here our home is temporary.
For those who die, they have only gone home.
Don’t be too heavenly for earthly good.
Don’t be too heavenly for earthly good.
Our goal is to please the Lord.
WARNING! You WILL stand before the judgment seat of Christ. You WILL be held accountable for what you have done.
WARNING! You WILL stand before the judgment seat of Christ. You WILL be held accountable for what you have done.
