Pup Tents

Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

My house down here has troubles
As a contractor it needs repairs
The list of things needing attention
Are seemingly everywhere.

The house is getting older
This brings about more to do
Now I am not talking about bricks
I am talking about me and you.

My house is my earthly body
In the Bible described as a tent
My house is not made to stay
From this earth it will be sent.

Why does the Bible describe
Our bodies as tents any way
Because they are just temporary
And one day are taken away.

In heaven Jesus describes mansions
Built with heavenly hands
He builds them on the rock
Nothing to weaken like shifting sands.

Down here our tents are battered
Down here they blow every way
The struggles and trials of life
Sometimes make them go astray.

Paul writes of how our tents are battered
Of how anxieties takes it toll
Paul writes of how to focus
Of how heaven is truly our goal.

Paul writes of contentment here
From prison he pens he is OK
Of how the gospel is going further
For he knows Jesus is leading the way.

Paul’s tent was battered badly
Paul’s list of struggles is immense
Paul continues to focus on heaven
And not his little pup tent.