And that’s all you can say for the life of the poor...
You can say that's all for the life of the rich as well, and for the wise, and for the foolish, and basically all who are lost. Everyday only brings us one step closer to the grave.
For the wise man, like the fool, will not be long remembered; in days to come both will be forgotten. Like the fool, the wise man too must die! (Ecclesiastes 2:16)
...It’s a struggle, it’s a war
And there’s nothing that anyone’s giving
One more day standing about
What is it for?
One day less to be living!...
And yet for Christians, the meaninglessness of life is obliterated. We have the hope of eternal life, and ergo...
...we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. (2Corinthians 4:16-17)
...At the end of the day there’s another day dawning
And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise...
Though our hope may appear to be foolishness to the world...
They will say, 'Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.' (2Peter 3:4)
...Like the waves crash on the sand
Like a storm that’ll break any second...
...we are certain of what we do not see.
For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man...Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. (Matthew 24:27, 42)
...There’s a hunger in the land...
There's a greater spiritual hunger, but people don't know where to find bread of life.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6)
...There’s a reckoning still to be reckoned and...
The day of reckoning is still to come, and we will all be held accountable.
This will take place on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares. (Romans 2:16)
...There’s gonna be hell to pay
At the end of the day!
Literally.
He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. (2Thessalonians 1:8-10a)
So what's with the weird mix of theology and out-of-context Les Misérables lyrics? Dunno. Perhaps it was because I was reminded of a few things at my second supporters' information evening. Perhaps the contrast of a weekend in the warm fellowship of believers, against the dull, hollow echo of a mundane week in the office. Perhaps the strong language of Daniel and Isaiah in revealing the hopelessness of this world. Perhaps even the bored expression on faces in the city that betrays their inability to perceive reality.
Or perhaps I'm just tired.
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