by Tammy Phillips
June17, 2024
So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable. (2 Corinthians 4:18 AMP)
Yesterday, we were in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. We saw incredible mosaics that were uncovered from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii. The mosaics pictured wealth, travel, and to be candid, the debaucheries of the times. I don’t know why the found “treasures” surprised me, but I could SEE why God who created all including Mt. Vesuvius my shake the earth with wrath, power, and total obliteration.
Today, we went to the ruins of Pompeii! It was massive. Think New York of the Roman Times! We saw store after store, house after house and road after road. To date, eighty fast food stores have been uncovered!
I saw intelligence. I saw progress. I saw art. I saw roads with lines in the stone where wheels had worn a path. I saw grooves in the stones where shop doors used to be. Yet the “thriving society” was gone within hours and days!
We are so very blessed in America! Pompeii reminded me of where we are now! Many think wealth and power are the most important things! One of the mosaics from yesterday pictured the rich and poor, all the same in death. We cannot take earthly wealth with us. We can take salvation. Many have forgotten God. The mentality is it’s all about me, me, me and what I want! Have we learned nothing?
I enCOURAGE you to enjoy today! Volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes and destruction are not choosey. They can hit anywhere and anytime. We are not promised tomorrow here, but with Jesus, we are promised an eternity with him.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil. 8 It will be health to your body [your marrow, your nerves, your sinews, your muscles–all your inner parts] And refreshment (physical well-being) to your bones. (Proverbs 3:7-8 AMP)
Complete in Him 