Don't ask me why this popped into my head now 'cause I don't know why, other than God brought it to mind.
When I was a naval officer, many years ago, I was stationed on the USS Skate, a nuclear submarine, and then the USS Forrestal, a conventional aircraft carrier. The USS Skate was decommissioned in 1986 and awaiting scrapping in the Puget Sound in 1994.
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The USS Forrestal was decommissioned in 1993 and sold for scrap for 1 penny in February (2014) and towed to Brownsville, TX.
After leaving the Navy in 1986, I worked for Polaroid at
manufacturing plant in Waltham, MA which made the (then) well-known Time-Zero film
for the popular Polaroid SX-70 camera.
The plant was a huge, 3 floor facility that operated 24x7 except for the
traditional holidays. (It’s here that I
first began my career in Information Technology.) Production
of Time-Zero file ended in 2005. Out of
nostalgia I drove by the plant ~5 years ago, only to find the plant abandoned.
When I was a naval officer, many years ago, I was stationed on the USS Skate, a nuclear submarine, and then the USS Forrestal, a conventional aircraft carrier. The USS Skate was decommissioned in 1986 and awaiting scrapping in the Puget Sound in 1994.
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| USS Skate in 1994, awaiting scrapping with other subs |
The USS Forrestal was decommissioned in 1993 and sold for scrap for 1 penny in February (2014) and towed to Brownsville, TX.
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| USS Forrestal (CV59) underway |
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| USS Forrestal (CV59) under tow (February 2014) |
After leaving the Navy in 1986, I worked for Polaroid at
manufacturing plant in Waltham, MA which made the (then) well-known Time-Zero film
for the popular Polaroid SX-70 camera.
The plant was a huge, 3 floor facility that operated 24x7 except for the
traditional holidays. (It’s here that I
first began my career in Information Technology.) Production
of Time-Zero file ended in 2005. Out of
nostalgia I drove by the plant ~5 years ago, only to find the plant abandoned.
We invest so much of our lives in areas that we remember
fondly or believe have lasting value, only to find that we were investing in
something that simply ceases to be of any importance.
You probably learned about the "Law of Entropy" in
science. I learned about this in High
School Physics. In short, the law says
that everything is running down. Everything
wears out, runs down, and breaks. Nothing is forever.
Or it there something?
Julie and I are working for the Kingdom now. We serve an eternal God. He never grows weary. He never runs down. And 1 Peter1:25 says “… but the word of the
Lord ensures forever.”
We may be missionaries on the field in Papua New Guinea
(currently), serving He who is from eternity past and for eternity future, living by His
word, which also stands forever (and is forever true).
If you, our reader, are also a Christian, rejoice
that this is true of your life as well.
Work for that which lasts forever… God and his word. Invest your life in something that lasts. It may not be as a missionary but you can have your own ministry: in the church, at work, in your community.
If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ, seek out someone who is. Learn about what lasts.
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