Below the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City sits five stories of priceless gold. Locked behind a 90 ton steel door… in a maze of over 100 vaults… the precious metal sits protected and safe. It is said that each vault can house 100,000 bricks of gold… and the total value of the stash? Tens of billions of dollars per compartment… several hundred billion overall.
It would seem to most people that this gold is very safe. After all, who could get down there let alone get anything back up. But no matter how many steel doors you put on a structure, there is still a chance of something turning up missing or stolen. The Bible talks about our inability to protect our treasure in Matthew 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.” Truth is… no matter how secure, put away, taken care of, or protected our stuff on this planet is… it’s still isn’t 100% theft-proof. Want to have eternal treasure? Something that lasts forever? Start building a stockpile in Heaven! Talk to others about Jesus… invest your resources in the local church…. spend time serving others and taking care of those in need. It is then that you are generating eternal wealth. And while it may not glimmer like gold… it is far more valuable.
