Investing in the future

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.  — Matthew 6:20                       

Jason Bohn was a college student when he made a hole-in-one golf shot that won him a million dollars. While others may have squandered that money, Bohn had a plan. Wanting to be a pro golfer, he used the money as a living-and-training fund to improve his golf skills. The cash became an investment in his future — an investment that paid off when Bohn won the PGA Tour’s 2005 B.C. Open. Bohn’s decision to invest in the future instead of living for the moment was a wise one indeed.

In a sense, that is what Jesus calls us to do. We have been entrusted with resources — time, ability, opportunity — and we decide how to use them. Our challenge is to see those resources as an opportunity to invest long-term. “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,” is how Jesus put it in Matthew 6:20. Those protected treasures cannot be destroyed nor taken away, Jesus assures us.

Think of your resources: talent, time, knowledge. These are temporal and limited. But if you invest them with an eye toward eternity, these temporary things can have enduring impact. What is your focus? Now or forever? Invest in the future. It will not only have an eternal impact, but it will also change the way you view life each day. — Bill Crowder

Whatever is done in love for Christ

Will one day have heaven’s reward;

Today let’s do what we can for Him,

Our loving Savior and Lord. — Hess

READ: Matthew 6:19-24

The richest people on earth are those who invest their lives in heaven.

The Bible in one year:

• Isaiah 56-58

• 2 Thessalonians 2