We have had a loose tooth since before school started!
August 3rd!
She did not want anyone wiggling it or even looking at it.
This morning I asked her about her tooth and asked if I could just see if it was ready. I put my fingers on her tooth and she pulled my hand away and the tooth came out. Man was it ready. It basically fell out in my hand. I think she was shocked because she ran to the bathroom. (This is not the first tooth that she has lost.) She came out all smiles, but said "I wish it could have stayed in one more day."
It made me think about all of the things that we want to hold on to.
Those clothes that we might wear one day
Those receipes we might make one day
That project we might finish one day
The toys, the books, the games, the kitchen gadgets, almost everything on your closet shelves and in your garage.
Jesus wasn't very big on storing up things. The story of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) reminds us how easily we can forget that our blessings come from God's grace and are not something we have accomplished on our own.
Jesus did not store up things while he was here; he shared them, gave them away, gave them to people in need, and used what he had to bless others.
Jesus wants us to ask ourselves a couple of crucial questions: What is your treasure and where are you keeping it? Every earthly treasure we have is vulnerable to destruction.
Jesus urges us to invest in what is lasting, eternal, and ultimately perfect. If we do, nothing can destroy and nothing can steal our blessed assurance that we will be victorious in Jesus.
"Don't save treasures for yourselves here on earth. Moths and rust will destroy treasures here on earth. And thieves can break into your house and steal the things you have. So save your treasure in heaven. The treasures in heaven cannot be destroyed by moths or rust. And thieves cannot break in and steal that treasure. Your heart will be where your treasure is."
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