“…seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” At the funeral of one of my dearest friends, some years ago, before my wife sang, she made a comment about his Godly life. She mentioned that while he was alive, someone had said of him that he was so Heavenly minded, he was of no earthly good. But, said she, I seriously doubt anyone is of any value to this world until they are such minded.
Noah didn’t set his affection on this earth, for he knew everything was ultimately going to be water-soaked. And we shouldn’t either if we really believe everything is going up in smoke. Those who are over zealous for this present earth, using the Scripture, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,” to justify their obsession with it, need to remember it was the Lord who destroyed the sinful Noahic earth; and He will do it again with ours. His promise to us is a “new earth,” when the former is passed away (new in the sense of Divine renovation).
Today, I observe that in most Christians, there is an absence of a Heavenly longing and looking. Longing for Christ and looking for that country wherein the Eternal City dwells. The one Abraham spent a lifetime seeking for.
If home is where the heart is, no Christian should feel at home on this present earth.
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