The Lire Lie #RTTBROS

 

  The Lire Lie #RTTBROS #Nightlight

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you." — 1 Peter 1:3-4

You know, I came across a story recently that really got me thinking. Back in 2014, an Italian woman named Claudia Moretti inherited her uncle's house. While cleaning it out, she discovered a safe containing about $70,000 in old Italian lire. Can you imagine? She thought she'd hit the jackpot.

But when she rushed to the bank, her excitement turned to disappointment. Italy had switched to the Euro years earlier, and the deadline to exchange the old currency had passed in 2011. All that money, all that inheritance, was just paper. Worthless. It had an expiration date, and time had run out.

That story struck me because it's a picture of how temporary everything in this world really is. We spend so much time and energy building up treasure here, things we think will last, things we're counting on for security. The stock market, real estate, savings accounts, even family heirlooms. And listen, there's nothing wrong with planning for the future, that's good stewardship. But here's the thing, nothing down here comes with a guarantee.

Jesus put it this way: "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal" (Matthew 6:19). Everything here has an expiration date.

But Peter tells us about a different kind of inheritance. One that's incorruptible, undefiled, one that doesn't fade away. This inheritance isn't sitting in some vault where inflation can devalue it or thieves can steal it. It's reserved in heaven, kept by the power of God Himself.

Think about that for a minute. Your eternal inheritance doesn't depend on the economy, on political changes, on whether you picked the right investments. It's guaranteed by the faithfulness of God, and friend, He's never defaulted on a promise. He's never changed the currency on us. What He says is ours, is ours.

I'm too soon old and too late smart on this, but I've learned that the only truly secure investment we can make is in eternity. Everything else might let us down, but God never will.

So here's my question for you today: where are you storing your treasure? Are you building your life around things that fade, or are you investing in the inheritance that lasts forever?

Because when everything else loses its value, when the currency of this world becomes worthless, we'll still have every single thing God promised us. That's a hope worth holding onto.

Let's pray: Father, thank You for an inheritance that never loses its value. Help us to invest our lives in what truly matters, in what lasts forever. Teach us to hold loosely to the temporary and cling tightly to the eternal. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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