We just spent two nights in the mountains just north of
Ellijay, GA. The cabin we rented was
nice, nothing lavish, but nice. As we
walked around the nearby town of Blue Ridge, GA, I took note of the real estate
listings. A few were modest but there was
no shortage of million-dollar-plus homes there too.
I looked around the mountains and the same was true. There are some modest homes, but no shortage
of “mountain estates”. I marvel that
some folks have enough excess income to have very nice “summer home”. I wonder about this.
I do have a hypothesis - as usual. I think most of us are
looking for a special spot. We want a
spot with associations of pleasure, relaxation, beauty. We think if we can just
buy that perfect mountain get-away, then we will escape the cares of this world
and gain a “little bit of heaven”. The
draw is real and real strong. People will take out a pretty large mortgage to
buy the get-away with thoughts that they’ll pay it off by renting it out – or
maybe not.
What are they after? For what do they yearn? My hypothesis is that we all have a hidden
yearning for a heavenly home.
Really. We know down deep inside
that there must be a special place, a care-free, perfect spot. We are not people of faith, no we are too
sophisticated. Plus we are Americans, we
want it NOW!
But, let me assure you, we will never find that special
place here on terra firma, well not on this version of terra firma. This earth, despite its many beautiful places
is corrupted irrevocably. G^d will one
day replace it, then those who are in relationship with G^d through Jesus the
Christ, will live in that special place, where beauty is abundant and never
ending, and where the streets are… GOLD!
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