Consider these words about wisdom from King Solomon, “Blessed are those who find wisdom. The letters.”Įven more, both Walker and Jackson returned home after gaining wisdom that caused them to take hold of a more practical life. Said the TV host, “So he did get something valuable out of the Gold Rush. When a family member took Walker’s yellowing letters to the American TV program Antiques Roadshow, they were valued at several thousand dollars. Walker, in fact, returned home and succeeded at farming, ranching, and state politics. “If possible let them lay at home.” Another gold-seeker named John Walker penned, “It is the most complete lottery that you can imagine. “O do not leave my bones here,” he wrote. When gold seeker Edward Jackson set out for California during the Great Gold Rush in the US, his diary entry on May 20, 1849, lamented his grueling wagon journey, marked by disease and death. That hope is fortified by the knowledge that with every passing day, we are indeed one day closer to Jesus’ return. The reality that our “citizenship is in heaven” changes everything, including what we hope for and how we live. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ” (v. 19)-with a lifestyle shaped by hope in Jesus’ return: “Our citizenship is in heaven. He contrasts the world’s way of living-with “minds set on earthly things” (v. I love what Paul says in Philippians 3:15–21. Scripture talks repeatedly about watching, waiting, and longing for Christ’s second coming. It’s become something I say frequently.īut far more important than our temporal celebration of Christmas is the spiritual reality behind it: the salvation Jesus brought into our world and our hope for His return. Christmas-and the breathless anticipation that comes with it-suddenly feels eons away.Ī few years ago, as we were putting Christmas stuff away, I realized, No matter what the calendar says, we’re always one day closer to the next Christmas. Listless January-and, for many, the need to shed holiday pounds-awaits. I know how she feels: The aftermath of Christmas can feel dreary. “I can’t believe Christmas is over,” my dejected daughter said.

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