The Main Thing Is Always With Us

The Main Thing 

Is Always With Us 

The life expectancy of a dog is 10 to 12 years

Much shorter than man’s

And shorter yet if hit by a car

Everything in this life is temporary

The moments of joy at some point turn into sorrow

But the main thing is eternal

God never leaves us in the times of joy or sorrow

Because Jesus Christ is

The same Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow  

Is Always With Us

My kids have gone to the dogs.

Each of them has gotten a pet dog.

Marty and Crystal got a dog named Charlie.

Charlie is very special to their

children and now a part of the family.

When I come over Charlie acts

as if he is going to kill me.

His fur stands on end and

his bark is uncontrollable.

Maybe that is why Charlie and

I have learned to get along.

I was determined I would

not back down to a dog.

And Charlie was not

going to back down to me.

Charlie still raises his fur and barks uncontrollably

when I come over to their house, but he loves

to see me because I will not back down to him.

Charlie has been getting more

adventurous and getting out of the yard.

On his second birthday, He decided to

celebrate by bolting out the door as

the family was getting ready to leave.

Charlie bolted across the

street and was hit by a truck.

Crystal, AmberRain, and Emmett

looked on as Charlie’s body laid

on the side of the road lifeless.

The love between Charlie

and the family was deep.

Everybody knows things

in this life are temporary.

But when the season of life is

over we are never prepared for it.

The driver of the truck helped Crystal get

Charlie into the van and to the veterinarian hospital.

  

Within no time all our family,

children and grandchildren were there.

The tears were flowing as we awaited the news.

The news came and Charlie was going to make it.

The Bible tells us…

 “In everything give thanks for this is

the will of God concerning you.”

“Sorrow comes in the night but joy in the morning”

Life has moments of joy and sorrow.

 Everything this side of heaven is temporary.

What gives us joy today

will give us sorrow tomorrow.

The more time of joy the

greater the time of sorrow.

In all of this we do not know

how long or short the time will be.

As I watched my family love Charlie and

I watched them grieve and saw the grief

turn back to joy…

 I realized how temporary things on earth are.

I also realized that in all those

moments God did not change.

God was there.

He is not temporary He never left us or forsake us.  

How important it is for us to keep

the main thing the main thing.

Because the main thing is not temporary.

The main thing is eternal.

Scripture Reading

                                                               Hebrews 13:5-8 NIV

God has said,

"Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you."  

6 So we say with confidence,

"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?"  

7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.