What's waiting for you?

"For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?" - Luke 9:25 

Yesterday, Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died at the age of 99. On the same day Rapper DMX, born Earl Simmons, died at the age of 50. Two well known personalities from two different countries and two very different circles of life. They both left a footprint in time and memory for many people. The lingering thought still remains; while one may leave a huge legacy, what will they have in eternity?

Jesus taught a great lesson in spiritual economics. Our lives are a stewardship with which to we can invest. We choose every day to invest in either earthly recognition or heavenly reward. There is a cost for both achievements, but the one of greater value calls for greater commitment. It all boils down to this; "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it".

Do you ever wonder what will be written or said about you when you check out my friend? What's more, have you considered how quickly you will be forgotten by this world? If all you do is invest in the "here and now", it will all be lost in the "then and gone". Be wise and labor for that which will be waiting for you in eternity! (1 Peter 1:3-5)