God's Safety Deposit Box

1Peter 1:4 “And into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade - kept in Heaven for you.”

            O Lord, a very close friend and sister in the Lord lost almost everything in her house fire.  How precious that their lives were spared, but how this verse must comfort them at this time.

            Lord, we can get so caught up in our “stuff”.  I think of all those folks who lost everything but their lives and the clothes on their backs to the tornadoes that swept through the South, and now the folks along the Mississippi, whose homes are completely flooded or washed away because of flooding.  How fragile and fleeting our temporal wealth is.  I might add to Peter’s list with: can never be burned, vandalized, stolen, or destroyed by natural disaster.  As I looked around our home to see what would crush me if it was taken away, and except for family pictures and my journals, there really was not anything that could not be replaced or lived without.

            Thank You again, Lord, that what we have here is not all there is.  What a safety deposit box!  This is why You tell us to lay up treasures in Heaven.  Our acts of kindness and goodness done in the Spirit, people who we lead to You for salvation…these things are of eternal value.  Besides that, You are preparing mansions for us too!         You have blessed me with a safe home, clothes and food for my body, but better yet; You have blessed me with a godly husband, children and grandchildren (so far anyway).  You have blessed me with a wonderful church family as well as a godly family where I work!  These things can never be taken away because they are all eternal.  Praise be unto You, Lord!