What Riches Are You Storing Up?

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The Bible promises Jesus will return for us as shown in I Thessalonians 4:13-18 “Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words.” The Lord will return for you and it might be in death or in the glorious return of Jesus-the point is that we must be ready to go no matter what the circumstances.
In today’s society many people fear death and there is no need for that. Death is just a new beginning with the Lord. I believe that a person who dies wakes up in new world of perfect peace with Jesus-if they have known Jesus as their Lord and savior. Death should not be a concern for the Christian. A Christian should be concerned about living a life Holy and pleasing to the Lord and reaching out to others to spread the good news of Jesus.
Sadly, many people spend their lives buying items that will someday be tossed by someone who is cleaning up after their death. Time is another thing that is wasted-many people try to build wealth and many times do not live to enjoy it. Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Matthew 6:24 “No-one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Today, I hope this article will cause you to ask yourself- “Are my priorities to put the Lord first in my life and to serve others or am I driven to collect earthly things and to store up wealth?”