the end of a bios

"In every sunset awaits the promise of a SONrise"  (I took liberty and put O in sunrise)
This was the headline on a bulletin at a funeral I attended today. Just buried another golfing buddy. It must be my season. Life events always make me reflect. Don's bios was "put to rest".

Bios is the Greek word for physiological life, the life we experience through the five senses. It is the temporary, fragile dwelling place of our eternal soul. (the Bible calls it our tabernacle)

The tragedy of the carnal mind is not that our bios is temporary, but that we desire to "worship" it, which makes us seek our well-being through our circumstances. Thus, in order to be a "good person", we must take care of our bios by adhereing to rules and moral codes that make us accepatble to ourself and others.

The reason this is tragic is because good is not something we can do or be, that has been taken care of by the Author of our eternal existence, through the cross. The Kingdom mind tells us that "right living" is moving out "ruthlessly" loving and trusting Him who is the only source of our well-being.

"anything not of faith is sin (enmity with God)" - while God gave us our bios and it has purpose, don't take it so seriously that it becomes our end game!!  something to ponder today ...