God's 401K plan does not lose its value during a recession,
it gains value. The more faith you pay into the plan, the greater dividends you
receive. Not just in heaven but here on earth as well. When you know the
Jehovah Jireh is your provider than you are not swept up in the panic and
worries of this world. Your remember that God knows your needs. Why is this
concept so important to God? Because of the last of the key verses tells us
that where your treasure is, so will your heart be. Even in the response Peter
gave to Simon the Sorcerer he said that the problem was that his heart was not
right before God. When your store up treasure on earth; that is where your
heart will be. Jonah's heart was not concerned about the things of God; of
saving a city from eternal damnation. His heart was buried in the things of the
world. Hatred and the desire to seek revenge. When he saw
The parable of the rich ruler tells us a story of someone who was seeking advice from Jesus on how to ensure that he would inherit eternal life. Jesus told him he needed to obey the commandments, to which the rich man gleefully told Him he had kept since childhood. Looking into the heart of the man, Jesus responds:
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." Luke 18: 22
The man went away saddened greatly. This parable is not telling everyone to sell their possessions. The issue was not the wealth the man possessed but the condition of his heart. Jesus knew that his temporal wealth was more important to Him than anything eternal. He had stored up his treasures on earth and not in heaven. Where he stored his treasure, in the material wealth of this world, was where is heart was.
What is God speaking to you today? Where is your treasure today? Once we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior He is instructing us to store up our treasures, what really matters to us, in heaven with Him. No matter what our financial situation is, our treasures in heaven will never rust. No matter what injustice has been visited upon us in this world, we will have an eternal perspective on it; being able to see past the temporal unfairness. God is asking you to invest the treasures of your heart in His 401K plan today. The more faith you pay into the plan, the greater the strength and wisdom you will have to navigate your time here on earth. The dividends include an eternal perspective and living an eternal life right now. There are no recessions of His love, grace and mercy. There are no lay-offs and downsizing. There are only treasures beyond our mortal comprehension if we would just open that storage account in heaven. Invest today beloved.
Anthony Wade November 15, 2008
