"Nowhere Plan..."

"Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish." (Psalms 49:12) It is the part about "call their lands after their own names" that really takes the cake; not that we all have not done the same thing at one time or another, because I am sure that we have. As a kid, I remember playing with my brothers and sister in the back yard, and being the oldest, I named the yard and made everyone serve me and my adventure. Sure it was just for fun, but it shows the attitude of a heart that wants to be honored. Jesus took no honor upon Himself when it came to this world; quite the opposite was His life in regards to possessions and stature: born in a stable, raised in Nazareth; the son of a carpenter, yet born out of wedlock; no royal robe fit for a King, but the cloths of a peasant; and on and on, I think you get the point. Jesus was not from this world or of this world, He was from the Father and of heaven! Do you really get that? I don't think we totally understand sometimes how important that little bit of information actually is, because if we did, then we surely would have a different outlook on what matters the most, and it's not this life! All the plans that we make for here go nowhere, they end up dirt and have nothing to show for themselves in the end. Sure we might make a name for ourselves, or create an empire, or even have a piece of land called by our name; but in the end, it all does not do anything towards heaven, and it surely adds nothing to the amount of our days upon this earth. Here today, gone tomorrow; that is the reality of this life, and there is nothing that we can do to change that. So, all the honor, and all the glory, and all the stature, they all mean nothing and they take us nowhere; they do not even guarantee to be provisions for our children, which "is like the beasts that perish"... "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." (Matthew 6:19-21)