每日365

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当你死时,你是不能把你的钱带走的!但你却能在死前把它送到天堂去!

在谈及上帝和他的工作时,给予上主是一个好生意!这是一笔好的投资!它能赚得最高的利润,远超过你可能作的任何投资,因为上主曾许诺过:他会在今生给你百倍的偿还,而且你在来世还能得到永生!(可10:30)

在上帝王国中的那些最富有的人们,将是那些与上主和属于他的人分享最多的人们。但反过来说,这个原则也是相同的,就如那个人所皆知的故事所说明的一样。在故事中,有一个富有的妇人,被一位天使带着去看她在天堂里的家。他们先经过了许多别的基督徒所居住的华丽大厦,然后来到了一个全是破旧房屋的贫穷地区。天使带她经过了大门,来到了一个非常窄小的小茅屋的园子里。她说:“这是什么意思?我已经习惯过非常舒适的生活了!”那位天使回答说:“嗯,在我们这里,每个住所都是按照每个人生前送来的东西所建成的,你所送来的就只有这么多!”然而,其他人曾作过牺牲,而且一生都为上主生活,还帮助过很多人,所以他们在天堂中的赏报就很多!(路6:35)你是否在给予上主、投资于上帝的服事工作和他的王国呢?

 

DAILY 365

June 16

You can’t take your money with you when you die— but you can send it on ahead.

When it comes to God & His work, it’s good business to give. It’s a good investment because it will earn the highest interest rate possible and dividends that outstrip anything else you could possibly invest in—a hundred times over in this life, and in the world to come, life eternal (Mark 10:30). That’s His promise!

The richest people in God’s kingdom are going to be those who shared the most with Him and His children. But there is also the other side of the coin, as illustrated by the tale about the selfish rich woman who was led to her heavenly home by an angel. They walked past many beautiful mansions where other Christians were living, until they came to a section of Heaven where the homes were small and humble.

As the angel led her to a tiny cottage, the woman asked, “What’s the big idea? I’m used to very fine living!”

“Well,” the angel answered, “our abodes up here are built from what each person sends on before, and this is all we could do with what you sent. Others sacrificed and lived their lives for the Lord and others, so great is their reward.”

Are you investing in God’s service and in His kingdom by giving to Him?