As the name of my blog indicates, I spend a lot of time thinking about home. Of course, my Heavenly Home is the one that is eternal, so that’s where I need to lay up my treasures, and that’s the one I’m striving for. But in the meantime, I have been given this tiny piece of the here-and-now—this home on the edge of town, this family, this neighborhood—in which to serve Him. And, though this is in the earthly realm, I want the things that happen here to be investments in the Heavenly realm.



Saturday, January 30, 2021

Where Are My Possessions?

 
I spent some time today caring for my possessions. 

Tidying them. Dusting them. Mopping. Vacuuming. Washing. 

As I vacuumed around the piano, I glanced up at the hymn calendar and read these words: 

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand 
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy Land
Where my possessions lie.




And as I read I was reminded of where my true possessions lie. 

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2


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18 comments:

  1. Brenda Leyland @ Its A Beautiful LifeJanuary 30, 2021 at 6:38 PM

    Beautiful thoughts for a Saturday afternoon. Thank you, Cheryl.

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    1. Cheryl February 1, 2021 at 9:38 AM

      I was happy for the reminder. Glad you came along . . .

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  2. ellen b.January 30, 2021 at 7:22 PM

    Bound for the promised land, bound for the promised land. Hallelujah! What a wonderful thing to set our minds on. Thanks for the reminder.

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    1. Cheryl February 1, 2021 at 9:43 AM

      Yes! A wonderful thing to set our minds on . . .

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  3. ellen b.January 30, 2021 at 7:30 PM

    I'm going to share this hymn next Sunday for my Sunday Hymn.

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    1. Cheryl February 1, 2021 at 10:04 AM

      It's a good old hymn . . . and one I had not thought of in a while.

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  4. KathyJanuary 30, 2021 at 11:35 PM

    As I read your calendar page I had to sing it. Too often I look at my earthly possessions and forget about those heavenly ones which will last forever. Thanks for this reminder.

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    1. Cheryl February 1, 2021 at 9:48 AM

      I was grateful for the reminder too, Kathy! I think we all have the inclination to look at the immediate when we really should be focusing on the eternal. And, yet, the immediate really pales in comparison!

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  5. SandiJanuary 31, 2021 at 8:43 AM

    Amen 💜

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  6. ElizabethdJanuary 31, 2021 at 4:22 PM

    Thank you Cheryl. I had to stop and think.

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  7. The Joy of Home with Martha EllenJanuary 31, 2021 at 4:38 PM

    Singing along with you all. Thank you, Cheryl.

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    1. Cheryl February 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM

      I love to think of my friends singing along!

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  8. BeckiFebruary 1, 2021 at 12:31 AM

    Singing it, too. Thank you for the reminder, Cheryl. :)

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  9. Instagram.com/melissasnotesFebruary 2, 2021 at 12:47 PM

    Yes, I'll be singing this for awhile also!

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    1. Cheryl February 3, 2021 at 12:43 AM

      That's a good thing . . . love those lyrics!

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