Investing in Forever.

Monday, April 11, 2011
Investing in Forever. When you hear the word “investing” you probably instantly think about a 401K, or an IRA, or Wall Street, right? Our minds switch into “retirement mode” at the talk of investing. All our lives that’s what we’ve known investment to mean. We consider investing to be putting back something that will grow into more that will provide for us later in life. But it won’t last forever.
Many people are struggling to get by, and don’t invest a penny for the future. Most people you talk to don’t have any extra to put into savings, let alone a huge investment portfolio. They’re future is uncertain, and scary. They don’t know what they’ll do when they reach retirement age someday. For many, that day seems so distant they think they can put it off for years and still be ok. Many think they can just live their lives now, and then depend on Social Security at retirement. I think we all know for a fact that Social Security won’t last forever.
But what about forever? If you have $100 or $100 million in the bank, it won’t last forever. People work their entire lives to put back money, many times only for their descendants to fight over it and blow it when they die. It’s sad but true – your money, houses, land, or other investments will not last. Period.
However, this past weekend I was reminded about an investment that will last. I saw students getting real with God. I saw hands raised in worship as students turned over all that they are to Him. I saw hearts being broken over sin, and students crying for their lost friends’ eternal destiny. I saw some “investment returns” that will not end.
Sowing, or “investing”, into the lives of people lasts for a little while. If you teach someone the value of honesty or integrity, it will last for a lifetime in many cases. But if they die as a person of honesty and integrity that doesn’t know Jesus, your investment hasn’t done much for them. Honestly and integrity – character values – don’t last forever. But Jesus does.
So I challenge you today to invest in someone’s forever. Whether it’s a student or an adult, I pray that today you will show them the One that can change their eternal destiny from the default destination caused by sin, to the place Jesus died so we could experience. Don’t sit idly by while people die all around us only to experience the reality of hell forever while we enjoy our comfortable investments. Stand up – be counted – and invest in someone’s forever. Because, after all, a soul is the only thing that truly lasts forever.



That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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