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‘Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven’ Luke 18:22
Financial advisers encourage us to dig deep and invest our money today so that we can reap a benefit in our retirement. By doing so, for the few last years we spend on this earth, we can live comfortably and without financial concern. To many, this is wise advice, a sound decision.
However, I wonder that Jesus didn’t advise the rich, young ruler with a wiser way to invest. It is an alternative that would shock sensible financial advisers today. Jesus suggested that we should freely give to the needy and build wealth for our eternal life, rather than our temporal life. It’s a radical idea that is probably not too popular in a self-absorbed culture. Yet from an eternal perspective, looking from the long-term view - and life is much longer than the average person envisages – this is the best choice.
Why hold tightly to what we will eventually lose? Why not invest in eternal riches that we will enjoy forever? In the words of Jim Elliot, ‘He is no fool who will give what he cannot keep, to gain what he can never lose.’
Lord, help us to hold lightly to all that we have been given in this life and to eagerly and wisely invest what we cannot keep, into what remains forever. May we be more concerned about laying up treasure in the life to come, than building ourselves a kingdom in this fleeting life. Amen.
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