On February 12, 2014 a sinkhole opened up in Kentucky underneath the National Corvette Museum devouring 8 rare sports cars. The total value of the damaged vehicles is substantial. Fortunately it happened in the early morning hours before the museum was open and no people were hurt. The sinkhole was estimated to be between 40 feet across and 30 feet deep.
The sinkhole was underneath the Sky Dome portion of the museum. CNN reported, “Bharucha, of the Long Island Corvette Owners Association, knows the museum well…‘There’s a sense of awe and you get a lump in your throat when you walk inside.’ He’s right. I’ve been there. It’s hallowed ground. Under the Sky Dome’s recognizable red spire and towering vaulted 100-foot high ceiling sits a round chamber that cradled rare vehicles… The room feels like a cathedral. And for many enthusiasts, it is kind of the Church of the Corvette.”
Wow! Holy ground? A cathedral? A church of the corvettes? We really do worship idols. What do you value? What is sacred to you and of utmost importance?
There is no basement in the museum and a cave was literally under the Sky Dome. The museum is only a short drive away from Mammoth Cave National Park. This also makes me think about our foundation, what are we building our lives upon? What is your solid foundation?
It seems most people focus on storing up their treasures here on earth. The Bible tells us that any treasures we store up here will “rust, be destroyed by moths, get stolen” or vanish into sinkholes! The point is, we cannot hang onto them forever. What are your treasures and where are you storing them? What is your heart set on?
Matthew 6:19-21, Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (NIV)
1 Timothy 6:17-19, Tell those rich in this world’s wealth to quit being so full of themselves and so obsessed with money, which is here today and gone tomorrow. Tell them to go after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage—to do good, to be rich in helping others, to be extravagantly generous. If they do that, they’ll build a treasury that will last, gaining life that is truly life. (MSG)
Matthew 7:24-25, All who listen to my instructions and follow them are wise, like a man who builds his house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents, and the floods rise and the storm winds beat against his house, it won’t collapse, for it is built on rock. (TLB)
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