The Sunday school teacher’s opening line in his adult, all-male class was, “Spending is investing,”
“How’s that again?” the businessmen in the room asked.
“That got you, didn’t it?” he joked. “Perhaps you’re thinking about money—you either spend it or invest it. But we’re looking deep into how we should spend our time with God. The longer we spend time with Him by studying His Word, finding out what pleases Him, and living our life according to His will, the bigger is our investment for our future.”
“I never looked at it that way,” one smiled.
The teacher asked them to read one of the verses they were to discuss. Matthew 6:33, “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”
A dynamic discussion ensued.
The next verses were about the Parable of the Rich Man (Matthew 19:16-21).
A man asked Jesus what good acts must he do to have eternal life. Jesus answered in verse 17 (NLT), “. . . if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments.” Jesus then enumerated God’s commandments.
The man replied that he has been obeying all the commandments, so what else must he do?
In verse 21, Jesus said, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
“Giving our money to the poor, so we could spend our time with Jesus, is our investment for our future in His kingdom,” the teacher explained the verse.
“Hmmm,” the businessmen nodded, seeing these two terms—investing and spending—in a new light.
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