According to Yahoo News on July 27th, 2012, a man decided to hide a large sum of money (about $15,000) for his mortgage payment and other bills. Instead of “typical” places like a mattress or burying in a backyard, he chose his oven since it was rarely used.Unfortunately, his wife decided to use the oven to cook a meal for their children and burnt the stashed cash. They don’t know how much they might get back from the bank but definitely not all of it. According to the Reserve Bank policy, “if several pieces of the same banknote are presented, the Reserve Bank’s policy is for each piece to be worth a share of the value in proportion to its size… The combined value paid should be the face value of the original banknote.”It’s really sad that this man lost all that cash because he didn’t save it at the right place. Likewise, we try to save our treasure in places where there is no guarantee. Thus, the Bible makes it clear and gives a wise eternal investment with the greatest dividend. Jesus said in Matt 6:19-20, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.”
Storing up in heaven is done by investing in people. So let’s continue to invest in the “Bank of Heaven.” To learn more about this, come and join Life Church!