Did you know that the more you give to God on earth the more you will get from God in heaven? Speaking of giving Jesus said to His disciples, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19-20).
Your giving is an investment for the future. What you give to God now is stored up for you in the bank of heaven and it will be given back to you in heaven. As someone said, “You cannot take your money with you but you can send it on ahead.”
In fact the money you send on ahead-through your giving will be given back to you with interest in heaven. Speaking of the interest we receive for our giving Jesus said, “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life” (Matthew 19:29). In heaven we will receive a hundredfold on everything we give to God.
This reminds us that heaven will not be the same for everyone-it is possible to be rich on earth and be poor in heaven. Those who have had much on earth but give little will receive little in heaven. But those who had little on earth but gave much will have much in heaven. In fact we could say, ‘you’re giving today will determine how you will live tomorrow.’ With this in mind ‘invest wisely’ because your future depends on it!
Over the last week I was privileged to take a couple trips to other places of interest in the northeast. As we drove across the land to our destination, I looked out upon miles and miles of well-manicured corn rows. No land is wasted; every square inch is used to grow something that is useful for living; very little if any land is left to grow just plain grass. Everything… Read More....
“He that drinks of the water that I give him shall never thirst again.”
HE THAT DRINKS OF THE WATER THAT I GIVE HIM SHALL NEVER THIRST AGAIN!!! HEY!!!
That is my freedom! What is this searching in my life? What is this restlessness? What is this thirsting for something more? Jesus is all that I need.
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I had a good last-time with Class A on Thursday. We played Jeopardy with a review of things we had studied. They make everything fun and hilarious!!! It’s hard to explain it – just little actions like J & M slapping the desk (part of the game) to answer at the exact same time. I can’t even remember the super-funny thing we were laughing about. It was so cute! So… Read More....
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