Garth Heckman

The David Alliance

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Paul says,

“We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen… what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Cor. 4:18)

“We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen… what is seen is temporary,

Temporary - pros-kee-ross 

Fleeting, non important for the task,

WHEN I WAS 22 YEARS OLD SHOPPING FOR A CAR. MARRIED 3 YEARS, BUT NEVER BOUGHT MY OWN CAR.

… I was looking at sound systems

… I was looking at paint color

… I was looking at rims and stance

MY DAD WAS LOOKING AT

… mileage

… monthly payment

… accident history

… gas economy

… the dealers reputation….

I WAS LOOKING AT THE FLEETING. 

If eternity is real—and the Bible says it is—then living only for the moment- THE FLEETING is the most dangerous way to live.

1  Eternity Is More Real 

Than the Moment

**Scripture:** 2 Corinthians 4:18

Paul doesn’t say the visible world isn’t real—he says it’s **temporary**.

Temporary doesn’t mean unimportant. It means *not ultimate*… NOT THE PURPOSE

Going on a cruise in 2 weeks… my wife “what are you going to pack”.

My wife packs for a month if we stay 3 days in a hotel…

Illustration: The Hotel Room

You treat a hotel room differently than your house.

You don’t remodel it.

You don’t get a bigger TV for it

You don’t hang family portraits.

You don’t panic if something breaks.

Why?

Because you know **you’re not staying long**.

Many of us are rearranging furniture in a world we were never meant to settle in.