Storing Up Treasure In Heaven

Q. I have just read your most recent article regarding Mr Obama and the anti-Christ.  Towards the end of the article, you suggest that we put all our resources to work for benefit in the next life.  What exactly do you mean by that?

A. When you net it all out, whatever wealth we’re given here is intended to be passed along to the less fortunate in the name of the Lord.  The conditions are that we give without expectation of repayment, but out of gratitude for what we’ve already received.  When we do that, three thing happen

1. the generosity of our giving will be matched in the generosity of God’s blessing to us (Luke 6:38)
2. Our generosity will result in an increase in our ability to be generous (2 Cor. 9:11)
3.  Our unselfish giving here will be matched by deposits of some nature being made for us in heaven for our use when we get there. (Matt. 6:19-21)

No one knows the details of what that means, since everything will be way different there than it is here.  We just know that these are promises from God who cannot lie.  Like it is with everything else where the Lord’s concerned, we just have to exercise our faith and take the first step to get things started.