A woman was gambling – playing an electronic bingo machine when suddenly she won $41.8 million dollars – imagine her excitement. [read about it here  http://bit.ly/7WKXEX ] Can you see her jumping around, screaming, calling all her family and friends, and nearly fainting?? I can! I can imagine how excited she had to be at her new found wealth.

There was just one problem – they took it all away! Come to find out, she had actually won about $2 – but the machine had malfunctioned and awarded her nearly $42 million.  It went all the way to the Alabama Supreme Court and they ruled she did NOT win the $42 million. Imagine, she thought she had found the “golden goose” only to discover she was empty handed.

Really, everything in the world is like that. Any “gold” you think you earn in this world will only turn up fools gold in the next. Heed the advice of Jesus and accumulate more in heaven than you do on earth. Lay up treasures in heaven. Treasures like good works, souls of men, tithes and offerings, and a holy lifestyle. You’ll be glad you did.

And, one thing for sure, no one – not even the government- can take it away from you!

Matthew 6:20

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.