Tim Keller says that the only thing death can do is make us better. It's an amazing thing to say... I understand the concept, but it's a hard thing to admit and wrap our heads around. We become so attached to the world and the things and people in it. Paul was the same way -- he was clearly dedicated to the people he was serving, and he took pride and joy in that -- but the eyes of his heart were always more firmly fixed on the salvation offered through Christ, and that joy is of such surpassing value that anything in this life pales in comparison. Paul had obviously been given a foretaste of that, and once he had that, he was focused on the joy that awaits on the other side of the ridge, of the fragrance that wafts this way now and then and reminds us that there is so much more, so much wealth beyond the veil, and to want anything in this world more is the height of folly when compared to the riches and treasure of heaven.
May we pray for such love to capture our hearts and minds!
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