Are you bothered that the interest rate on your bank savings account doesn’t even keep up with inflation? Are you worried that your 401K is losing value to poor returns from your portfolio? Would you like to know where can you find a safe and secure place to invest yourself and be guaranteed of a good return?
Have I got your attention?
Well, it certainly is not in the American banking system. Nor it is on Wall Street. Where then?
Listen to what Paul said about investments: “I am convinced that God is able to guard what I have entrusted [invested, deposited] to Him until that day… [Therefore,] guard through the Holy Spirit … the treasure which has been entrusted [invested, deposited] to you” (2 Timothy 1:12, 14).
God promises to take whatever you have deposited in your spiritual, eternal “bank account” and turn it into a treasure. And Holy Spirit will guard it for you! Who can find a better guarantee than that: God’s Holy-Spirit guaranteed return on our investment in the kingdom of God?
“Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches… instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works… storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed” (1 Timothy 6:17-19).
Greg,
ReplyDeleteHow interesting is our English language to distinguish between "investing" time vs. "spending" time vs. "wasting" time vs. "killing" time?!! (I'm sure the same point could be made for "energy" as well. using the same participles, or any other thing that we are stewards of!).
If we find ourselves, however, not having done well with our "investments" (apparently God foresaw that this would be the case) then there is the possibility to "redeem" the time (or perhaps our other possessions, both internal as well as external. His grace is big--big enough to give us one more chance to get it right as He invests His time and energy and resources on us!
Amazing!
Stan
Yes, and though I can't find it, there is a scripture that says we should redeem (buy up) the time because the days are short or is it evil?
ReplyDeleteWhen I approached 60, I began to sense an urgency about investing myself more completely in eternity!