IT’S COMING – COUNT ON IT

READING: 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-10

Verse 10: “But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.”

Our society very effectively orients us to identify with the concept of replacing used items. Therefore people are becoming more and more comfortable with the concept of disposables. Formerly there items which were made with pride in workmanship for their endurance, that now are made with the intention that they be thrown away after use. The progression from handkerchiefs to tissues seems to me to be a classic example of this. The possibility of disposable clothing is similar, and persists as something having potential for the future. Today’s verse provides a godly offering of this type of exchange. However, as always, what we see in scripture far exceeds what we may experience in the natural. An item is usually replaced with an identical, similar, or maybe somewhat improved version that basically maintains the nature of what is being replaced. As presented by God’s word in the verse above, however, it is about more than maintaining the status quo. Instead of that, with this replacement great increase is predicted and can be fully expected. We arepromised a time when all of  the incompleteness we now experience, will be replaced with total completeness. What a glorious day that will be! To that we say “Come Lord Jesus.” That’s a thought - about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What do you most eager to see eliminated when that day comes?

2. What has already been replaced for you?