ABOVE

This life is too short. The Bible talks about life as being a vapor, here for a little time and then vanishes (James 4:14). We are finite. I humorously, yet seriously, heard a stat one time that 10 out of 10 people die. Death is inevitable. Our lives that we enjoy and may even struggle with here on earth will one day only be a memory. The relationships you enjoy will be a memory. Your job will come to an end. We will one day breathe our last breath.

You may say, "Why in the world would you think this is encouraging news?" Well, let me ask you a question out there in cyberspace. Have you ever planned for the future? In other words, did you ever sit down with a financial advisor before to plan your life insurance, your retirement, or even your child's college tuition? How about your plan career-wise? Did you ever take time to plan out a great vacation? That included time, effort, wise financial planning, etc. The fact is, we plan for many things in life and we all have found that to plan for the future is a blessing and for our benefit!

Yet, the greatest impact on your life is not your job, your money, your vacations, your house, etc. Why? Because these things don't last forever. It all comes to an end with we face death. There's a very important principle: the bigger the impact something is, one better make an investment. If you knew of a stock that would someday make you mega-rich, wouldn't you invest in it? Well, when death comes, where are you going to spend eternity? Shouldn't eternity be the most important investment to make since it will last longer than planet earth?

It's amazing that many people, including believers in Christ, are deceived and distracted into investing more here which passes away than eternity, which has no end! Even logic would say to invest in the things that last longer and stronger!

Question: Have you trusted Jesus to save you, knowing that you can't earn salvation but must receive the free gift of eternal life through the work of the cross? If you have trusted Jesus for salvation personally, are you laboring only for here? Have you lost sight of Jesus? Are you storing up treasure here or in heaven where neither moth or rust destroy? Where's your focus? Are you making an unwise investment or an eternal, wise investment? Are you living for stuff that you can't take, or are you living for Christ and the call He has for your life?

"Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:2-3).