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It is my nature to note the irony in life and this morning, I heard an old song that has long been a favorite because in one line the writer states the entire irony of human life. That line is, "The nearer our destination, the more we're slip slidin' away..."

That is the truth of our physical lives on earth. The more we learn and grow inwardly, the more our bodies fail us and as we grow stronger, we are also growing weaker and less able to act upon the store of knowledge that we've gained over our lifetime. All that belongs to human beings is truly, vanity for it is there but for a moment and then it withers and fades. People we have loved and have clung to disappear from our lives either by misunderstanding or death or distance and nothing in our lives is certain. We search for what is true and try to hang on but the reality is, we are slipping away. Though we seek a destination the destination of all living is to simply fade away.

In my life, I have dreamed many dreams and made many choices and by them, sought to set my destination. However, my destiny is not my own and a creature that is slipping away hasn't the power to conclude that which is dreamed of. I am nearer my destiny but it is not the destiny of my dreams for my destiny is not of my choosing or making.

None of us belong to ourselves. We don't choose the day we are born nor the day we die. We are cast upon the tides of life in seeming chaotic fashion, on a journey with a destination unknown. Though we seek by our own power to gain mastery and become the captain of our lives, all our strength is vanity for none of us belong to ourselves; but all of us belong wholly to God and our destiny is His choosing and not ours. We can't win when we fight against the tide and we know not when we will find land or what that land will be like.

We have but one choice before us; either to boast with trust in ourselves and delude ourselves into thinking that by our own strength, we will meet the destiny of our choosing. Or choose to surrender to God, Who truly owns each of us and be made secure in His love for us. Our days in this life will either be spent in a vain struggle against God for control of our lives or in joy in knowing that though all seems chaotic, we are safe in the surety of His hands.

It is in Jesus Who is the Way that our way has been made secure. There is no other way for God is no respecter of persons. All men and women are equal before Jesus.

John 9:39 Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.

All that I have gained in this life will be lost to me. No one that I love is mine to keep forever and nothing I have built will last forever. My words, my hopes, and my dreams will all fade as a vapor. As my strength and health vanish, I too will slip from my own grasp. Only in Jesus is my life secure and it is not of my own choosing but of my surrender. My destination is chosen for me by my maker and my owner. In the sureness of Jesus' love, it is secure. Though this life is slipping away, in Jesus I'm nearing the fullness of completion. I will arrive safely on shore and awake with His likeness. My eyes will be opened and I will see the face of Jesus. My eyes will behold love and in Jesus I will be held for all eternity.