Are we investing wisely?

There are many ways of investing; and I am not talking about money if that is the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear the magic word. I am referring to time, intelligence, talent, heart, mind, soul, and anything else we can use to serve others that we may be blessed with. Am I going to be blessed by giving to others?  In God’s word we find: It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35 b) So if we gain a blessing in what we do, we are “investing”.

We can also invest for our life or we can do it for our death. You may think it is insane to invest for our death, and you might be right, but believe it or not there are more people who are alive investing for their death than you think. Anyone who does not give importance to the fact that Jesus Christ gave his own life on this earth so we could share everlasting life with Him is investing in death. Anyone who does not believe in Him is also investing in death. Anyone who thinks that life ends at the cemetery and is therefore free to do whatever he wants while on this earth no matter how many others may fall, hurt or even die, is investing in death. Anyone who takes advantage of situations in order to gain power, regardless of the sins they are endorsing, is investing in death. . . and whoever backs him/her up is also investing in it.

While on earth, Jesus spoke of a man who did not invest wisely for he only thought of himself and his riches and wanted to build bigger barns to store up all he had to enjoy in the future. He said God told him: “You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?”(Luke 12:20) Then Jesus said “So is the man who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”(Luke 12:21)

Do not be a fool, whatever you have to invest, do it wisely.