The
Cologne Cathedral is an amazing piece of architecture today.
And
what makes it so incredible is that it took 632 years to build! Frederick II,
one of the most powerful Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages, wanted it to be the
main place of worship in the country and possibly Europe. Halted during the
sixteenth century, the construction was completed in 1880 according to the
original plan.
Towering
above the city skyline to this day, the building owes its overwhelming grandeur
to its meticulous design and execution over the centuries. Even with modern
engineering and materials, it would be impossible to duplicate the Cologne
Cathedral. Today it is Germany’s most visited landmark and attracts an average
20,000 people per day!
Mathew 6:33 - Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.....
Imagine
being part of something incredible, knowing that you would never see its
completion? To labour for a lifetime that your father laboured for his
lifetime, and his father before. And your children would labour for their
lifetime, not knowing if it would ever be completed.
The
completion and restoration of this beautiful place of worship depended on the
patient skill of countless and nameless individuals who knew that they would
never see its finish.
That
takes a lot of faith, and it’s the same with us when we are building the
Kingdom of God. We who labour faithfully in our local church for years on end may
never see its end, except in heaven when we are rewarded by God for our
obedience and sacrifice.
