Lessons from the Rubles

Monday, December 13, 2021

I once went on a mission trip to Russia. We were coming to the end of the mission and I had lots of Russian rubles left over. We went to a market and I found a book I wanted to buy, but I hesitated because I thought it cost too many rubles. The next day we headed to the airport. While there, I bent down and a few thousand rubles fell out of my pocket. I looked at them and realized that outside of Russia, they would be worthless. Here's the lesson - currency is only good in the land of that currency. You have to spend it while you're there. So everything you have in this life is the currency of this life. Don't hold on to it. Use it for the Kingdom and glory of God. Once you leave this life, all your possessions will be worthless. Be wise. Give away what you cannot keep, that you might gain what you can never lose. Exchange this life's currency for the treasures of heaven and you'll enter heaven with everlasting riches and not a pocketful of rubles.

From Message #68 - Tithes for Jerusalem