Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love. Ephesians 1:4

 Just imagine for a moment that you were chosen to receive a lifetime of money where you’d never have to work or ever be in need of anything. What would you do with all that money? For the average person, it would be spent on big purchases, maybe a new home, a new vehicle, and an assortment of toys that will occupy your newly found “free time”. This actually happens to people who win the lottery, and they go wild on spending. Statistics say that 33% of those winners will declare bankruptcy within 3-5 years. It boils down to how you chose to live. If you live for the moment, you’ll find yourself in that 33%, but if you chose to spend wisely and invest, you’ll be secure for a lifetime.

 If you are a child of God, you too are blessed with something even greater than an abundance of money; your eternal future in Heaven. But, you have a choice of how you live here on earth as it will be revealed on the day of judgment. 1 Corinthians 3:13-15 says: each one’s work will become clear for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. If anyone’s work which has been built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved yet so as through the fire.

 Take time today, maybe even this week to evaluate your life. Are you investing in your eternal future, or pleasures of the world? If you are truly a child of God, your spiritual compass will always align with the will of God as you live for His purpose in bringing you into this world. Saved is saved, but how you use that blessing will result in eternal rewards or nothing but a smoke covered soul. Invest your security in eternal rewards.

 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16