Dream
Home
We invest not just our money,
but our time, energy, and emotions in many things. A huge investment for many
people is their home. There are so many TV shows about the ideal home, beach
house, condo, or even apartment. Then there are the tiny homes that allow
someone to have a place of their own right now while saving money for their
future dream home. However, how much do
we invest in our forever home? No, we don’t open a savings account at the bank
to save up for Heaven. But we invest in our heavenly home whenever our time,
energy, emotions, or money are invested in God’s Kingdom here on earth. When
our focus is on sharing the Good News of redemption through Jesus, discipling
new believers, and ministering to our brothers and sisters in Christ, we are laying
up treasure in Heaven. We cannot take our earthly wealth with us. In college, I
was assigned a song to sing in recital lab that had the line, “You’ll have to
leave it when the coffin lid’s on. You can’t take it with you, Brother Will,
Brother John.” It was a good reminder to worry less about the things we have
now and plan for the ultimate future. What can we take with us to Heaven? We
take the people we led to a saving relationship with Jesus. We take the
relationships we invested in here on earth. And each time we sacrifice here to
further God’s agenda, Jesus lays up treasure for us in Heaven. Where is your
heart? Are you totally focused on the here and now or are you seeking God’s
will and way while you are traveling on earth and laying up treasure in your
forever home? Are you anticipating eternity with great expectation because you
know where your treasure is? Now that’s
a dream home!
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