Invest

2 Timothy 2:2
And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.
 
Most of the time, when we hear the word investment, we think of money. But today we are not talking about money, we’re talking about a spiritual investment. The power of an investment is the activity that takes place when you’re not around. The power of an investment is the activity that takes place after you’re gone. Spiritual, God-breathed investments are the most important ones we can make. Life is short, and we don’t have much time on this earth compared to eternity. What type of investments are you making today that are going to last beyond this earth and into eternity? Scripture is filled with instances of God’s people taking what God had bestowed onto them, and investing it into others.
 
As parents, spouses, coaches, leaders, mentors, teammates, and friends, we have an abundance of opportunities to make eternal investments that will pay dividends long after we’re gone. A Christian psychologist once told me that the older we get the more we start thinking about what we will leave behind. So my question for you today is this: what are you going to leave behind? The power of what you leave behind after you’re gone is directly related to the investment you make while you’re here. Spiritual, God-breathed investments of the gospel into other people will pay dividends far after you’re gone and will have eternal impact. The gospel is still being preached today because of the investment Jesus made into his disciples. The evangelism that Paul started is still being carried out today because of the investment he made into Timothy and others. My life work carries on because of the investment people have made into me. God enables and empowers us to make the investment. He provides the fertile hearts to be invested in. He provides the compound interest beyond what we can comprehend. Let’s go invest today. Many years from now, what we leave behind is all that will be left. After all, eternal investments are far more valuable than earthly ones.
 
Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.