Vanishing Bubbles

He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you. (1 Peter 1:20-25 ESV). Grass withers...flowers fall.... trees decay.... rocks crumble.... ...and bubbles vanish! Well, that’s not exactly what the Scripture says, but it is a close paraphrase! When we lived in Weatherford, Texas we had a pool and hot tub. I remember the first time we used the hot tub. Mary and I had come home after dinner out and I decided to turn the heater on the spa and try it out. There’s nothing more relaxing that sitting in 102-degree water and letting the bubbling water jets relax and soothe sore muscles. It wasn’t long before Mary was more than warm and she got out to drape her legs over the side of the pool to cool off. Sitting alone in the spa I began to think about the bubbles the jets create. They are there one moment and then they simply vanished, replaced with the others. The incident made for a terrific teaching moment. You see, I was reminded, that just like the bubbles, we too, the people of God, quickly vanish from this Earth. Whether we live to be 10 or 100, the life span of man in very short when put in terms of the age of mankind. Our lives are but a bubble! Two truths came to my mind as I recalled our reading this morning. First, we need to see our mission as Christians all the more urgent. Peter says, "Now you can have sincere love for each other." That is our mission as Christians. We are to be different than others in the love we show toward one another. However, another thought came to mind. We must also seize the day! There is no time to waste! Bubbles vanish and so does our time! I may be the world’s worst procrastinator. It is a serious fault. We are not given an inexhaustible supply of time. Once it passes it is gone forever. That moment cannot be recreated or recaptured. It caused me to reflect on all those little things that need to be done. Perhaps you need to reflect on your life as well. What things have you put off? Seize this moment and do them, before it is too late!