Stockpiling or Storing? Just exactly as he came, so shall he go. —Ecclesiastes 5:16 Bible in a year: Jeremiah 24-26; Titus 2 Rugs, lamps, a washer and dryer, even the food in the cupboards — everything was for sale! My husband and I stopped at an estate sale one day and wandered through the house, overwhelmed by the volume of belongings. Dish sets littered the dining room table. Christmas decorations filled the front hallway. Tools, toy cars, board games, and vintage dolls crowded the garage. When we left, I wondered if the homeowners were moving, if they desperately needed money, or if they had passed away. | |
| | This reminded me of these words from Ecclesiastes: “Just exactly as he came, so shall he go” (5:16). We’re born empty-handed and we leave the world the same way. The stuff we buy, organize, and store is ours only for a while — and it’s all in a state of decay. Moths munch through our clothes; even gold and silver may not hold their value ( James 5:2-3). Sometimes “riches perish through misfortune” (Eccl. 5:14), and our kids don’t get to enjoy our possessions after we’re gone. Stockpiling possessions in the here-and-now is foolish, because we can’t take anything with us when we die. What’s important is a proper attitude toward what we have and how we use what God has given. That way we’ll be storing up our treasure where it belongs — in heaven. — Jennifer Benson Schuldt |
Whatever we possess on earth We have to leave behind; But everything we give to God In heaven we will find. — Sper Letting go of earthly possessions enables us to take hold of heavenly treasure. | |
PRAISE GOD
BLESSED BE THE ONE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD
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