Thursday, 29th May 2025
Alex Buabeng-Korsah
TOPIC: THE ETERNAL BALANCE SHEET
THEME SCRIPTURE: “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” (Luke 12:15)
PREPARATORY QUESTIONS:
- What then constitutes a man’s life here and the life after?
When Bernie Madoff died in prison in 2021, his $65 billion Ponzi scheme left shattered lives in its wake. His final words? "I have nothing left."
Christ's warning rings through the ages: "Life does not consist in the abundance of what one possesses" (Luke 12:15).
The Greek word "pleonexia" (covetousness) describes a cancerous hunger—the delusion that more possessions equal more life. This is the illusion of earthly ledgers.
Beloved, let’s consider two important judgment day realities.
The first reality is this—wealth won’t testify on our behalf on that day. The rich fool's barns (Luke 12:16-20) became his epitaph.
Chrysostom warned 4th-century Constantinople: "Gold is neutral—it either becomes a bridge for charity or a millstone around the neck." The second reality is that poverty isn’t a virtue. Jesus praised the widow's mites (Mark 12:43), not because she was poor, but because she gave all—her heart wasn't chained to copper coins.
Basil the Great (329-379 AD) inherited vast wealth but turned his estate into a complex for the poor, complete with a hospital, hospice, and vocational school. When Emperor Valens threatened him, Basil replied: "You cannot exile me—I own nothing. My treasure is Christ." Beloved, it is not about how much you have, but how much you give.
Life is not about how much you have amassed but how much of what you have given out to affect lives eternally.
In 2015, Malaysian financier Jho Low stole $4.5 billion—funding yachts and parties while orphans starved. Now exiled, his "friends" have vanished.
Proverbs 13:11 warns: "Wealth gained by fraud dwindles."
So, let’s learn to convert currency into compassion by giving out some of our possessions to help the poor, needy, and the widow. It could be a fraction of your monthly earnings to change someone’s destiny. The one who is deemed successful before God is not the one who accumulated more, but rather the one who gave more.
Corrie ten Boom's father kept just enough to live on, giving the rest away.
His mantra: "Hold everything loosely—it hurts when God pries open your fingers."
When Nazis arrested them for hiding Jews, their stored treasures meant nothing—but their spiritual investments saved 800 lives.
Precious one, your bank statement won't accompany you before Christ's judgment seat—but the beggar you fed will (Matthew 25:40). Today, transfer one earthly resource into eternal currency.
FURTHER READING – Luke 12:15, 1 Timothy 6:7, Matthew 25:31-46
Call to Salvation: Today is your day if you have not received salvation by turning over your life to Jesus Christ. Click here to do so.
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU MEDITATE ON THE WORD:
- What eternal investment are you doing with your possessions?
PRAYER
Lord, break my addiction to digits. Teach me to store treasures where moth, rust, and inflation cannot destroy, in Jesus’ precious name. Hallelujah!
One-Year Bible Reading Plan
2 Samuel 16-17; Psalm 144; 1 Corinthians 13
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