The New Earth

A few months ago we had a speaker named Bob Wilkin come to our church. One of the things he spoke about was the new Heaven and new Earth. 1000 years after the tribulation there will be a new Earth. (don't take my word for it, look it up in Rev 21). He went on a tangent and said a few things that he admitted were out of his own mind. He told us that he thought that the greatest symphonies were yet to come in the new earth (it'd be easy when you have an unlimited lifetime to work on it). The greatest architecture and the most amazing history. (We don't know what history is yet because our past is so short on this planet). It's gotten me thinking and considering the things I do and how I spend my time. It's made me question what I'm aiming for. Do I want to spend my entire life trying to pay off my "dream home?" or fighting to have a better vehicle and more stuff that I can show off with, only to find out that it didn't last? There's better ways to spend time and money. We're investing in a retirement plan that will literally last for eternity. When you consider the length of this life and the length of eternity it seems to be a no-brainer. I'm starting to have a better understanding of those who've given up all of their possessions and followed where they feel God is leading them to go.