March 20

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. — Prov 23:5 BSB

Many people think that gold, silver, houses, land, and investments are the real treasures. So, they work hard to gain these things, gather them up, and call themselves wealthy. They live in fine houses and consider themselves rich.

But one day, their so-called riches take wings and fly away like eagles toward heaven. Or perhaps they keep their wealth and die with it, having a grand funeral, only to find that they can’t take a penny of it with them.

“How much did he leave?” someone asked about a rich man who had died. “He left it all,” was the answer. If only people knew that there are treasures far more valuable than money—treasures that never fly away—they would pursue those instead.

We can only store up treasure in heaven by using what we have for God’s purposes.