Five years before turning 60, Gian invested heavily in stocks. He wanted to make sure that all through his non-working years, he would still have income. “I don’t want to depend on my children to support me.”
One of the greatest fears of retirees is running out of money. “What if I get sick?”
The “what ifs” eat us up. Indeed, we all want the security of having resources for the rest of our lives.
But no stocks, insurance, HMO, savings, or any financial investment can guarantee anyone of security. My husband and I know wherefore we speak. We invested in a college plan for our youngest son, perpetual care/funeral arrangements for when the time comes, and a life plan that stipulated regular dividends after a few years of prompt payments. All of them closed shop—hard-earned money gone down the drain.
Planning for retirement is of course a good idea, but there is a far better idea to look forward to: having an eternal inheritance that never runs out, and that is available only through faith in Jesus Christ.
We sometimes forget that there is a plan that gives us guaranteed security way beyond this life, and indefinitely into the future.
Apostle Paul said that we have been born again because “. . . God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay." (1 Peter 3:4 NLT)
This inheritance guarantees life that never runs short and never runs out. We will have everything we will ever need.
Reflect and pray:
A place is reserved for me in God’s eternal kingdom. How should I prepare for this everlasting inheritance? 
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1 comment:
Agree we it's you. All those plans gone down the drain. Let's depend on the greatest plan of all. "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Insured by the greatest insurer!
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