A Thought for the Day – 066 – Hoarders
If you are a child of God by biblical definition, than it is not difficult
to understand the thoughts of Solomon about the spirit of an animal that goes
downward and the spirit of a man that goes upward. However; for the human who
is not biblically a child of God, Solomon words of what happens to the beast
also happens to man means little since both act the same. There is a
difference; called judgment. God concludes that the animal does not need
judgment so it’s spirit simply goes downward; while the man’s, faces the
judgment of God. Ecclesiastes 3:18-22
Comments and challenges
On
an ambulance call some years back we responded to a very sick elderly man. As we
approached the house it became evident that the inside of the building might be
very dirty as the outside was cluttered with old equipment, broken animal
shelters, overgrown plants, weeds and grass and a host of other objects. The area
outside the home prevented us from getting close to the door with the stretcher.
The
front door was partially opened so we called in and the elderly man responded
to come in. Inside there was a small pathway throughout the house. Eventually we
found the man in the bedroom. The clutter in the house was intense and the contents
of the house which, I will now call the man’s home were; one man and his
reading material. Every magazine, newspaper, piece of mail, book or anything
else that had words was stacked rather neatly in every room of the place.
The
medical problem for the gent was pneumonia, so after we moved volumes of paper
material so that we could get him on the stretcher and off to the hospital we
began quizzing him on the reading material. He was very knowledgeable about his
stuff, each stack and every room was categorized. He further explained that he
believed that he had kept every newspaper or piece of literature that came into
his home. We believed him!
Here
is the rub! While I did not make a thorough search, nor did I ask; I saw no
Bible, nor did I see anything of any religion except for a busted up statue
outside the house. Life for this elderly person was a reminder me of mankind’s
search for wisdom and understanding. For this poor soul it became an obvious
bondage that crippled his ability to live a normal life. Solomon deals with
these issues in Ecclesiastes and as we moved into Solomon’s house of wisdom, we
will see the heart of the matter.
By the
way, the elderly man never returned to his home, it was required of us to fill
out a complaint against the house as a fire hazard, a health hazard and other
objectionable barriers for elderly people to live in. He was moved to a nursing
home, his house still stands (empty), in fact; it is only a couple of blocks
down the road from our home. His relatives have since built a brand new house
behind his old one.
I
think I will grab an old magazine out of the closet; read, doze off or just sit
a spell! “Don’t start! And yes I do have all of the “Israel My Glory” magazines
ever sent to me”. More about Jesus would I know, more of His saving fullness
see; more of His love who died for me! But wait! He is Risen. Alleluia, Christ
the LORD is risen from the dead. I could go on and on, but I like what the
apostle John has to say in John 20:30-31 and John 21:24-25. His words about
Jesus thrill my soul and I hope yours too!
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