The rotary telephone in our garage is 50 years old, and it works better than our new cell phones. Our cell phones barely made it home before they were obsolete.
Corporations still use commercial wallpaper, which easily lasts 20 years. However, home interiors have painted walls that stay fresh and nice looking for only 2 to 3 years.
Television sets were passed from one generation until the next. They were huge, elaborate pieces of furniture, and they had to be run over by a tank before they would break. Now few television warranties are beyond 2 years.
Our original Westinghouse washing machine lasted 20 years before it began to show any wear or tear. Our talented repair man replaced two or three belts at year 20, and it lasted 5 more years before we had to buy a new one. Most now are only expected to last 5 years.
Our world is full of items that are designed to become obsolete in extremely short periods of time. When we make these expensive purchases, we do so without expectations that they will last.
Fortunately, God does not have a short expiration date, nor will He ever become obsolete. He has been in existence since eternity past; He is living and active in our present day, and He will be forever more!
Our earthly lives today last an average of 70+ years, but even Old Testament folks, who lived hundreds of years, were still just a blink on God's time line.
We are disposable on this earth, but according to God's Word, we will be living eternally - in heaven or in hell. Is not Christmas 2011 a perfect time to consider the free gift that our merciful LORD has bought for us?
