Temporary Treasures
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. Proverbs 10:2
I often struggled with this verse literally. It was hard for me to comprehend when I saw wicked people with affluence living a life without care while watching Christian friends suffer and die an untimely death. But when I read it from the heart it made sense – Solomon wasn't talking about the short-term view from my eyes, but from God's eyes spanning eternity.
No matter how much wealth a wicked individual amasses in this life. When he dies, it is all left behind. He can't buy his way through the Pearly Gates. Plus our soul doesn't have pockets to slip even a penny beyond this life.
And for the individual saved by Grace, he too can repeat the words of Paul "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" (1 Cor 15:55). Through Salvation, we are delivered from death! I encourage you to read Paul's description in 1 Cor 15:50-58. We may be broken and suffering in this life, but we are assured that, in the long run of eternity, we are winners through Christ!
I often struggled with this verse literally. It was hard for me to comprehend when I saw wicked people with affluence living a life without care while watching Christian friends suffer and die an untimely death. But when I read it from the heart it made sense – Solomon wasn't talking about the short-term view from my eyes, but from God's eyes spanning eternity.
No matter how much wealth a wicked individual amasses in this life. When he dies, it is all left behind. He can't buy his way through the Pearly Gates. Plus our soul doesn't have pockets to slip even a penny beyond this life.
And for the individual saved by Grace, he too can repeat the words of Paul "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" (1 Cor 15:55). Through Salvation, we are delivered from death! I encourage you to read Paul's description in 1 Cor 15:50-58. We may be broken and suffering in this life, but we are assured that, in the long run of eternity, we are winners through Christ!
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