“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” Mark 8:36

Jesus gave us the world’s best investment strategy when he said: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal” (Matt. 6:19). Jesus concluded his investment strategy by saying, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matt. 6:21).

Do you want a heart for the kingdom of God? If so, then put your money where it will reap eternal rewards. Put your time and your money and prayers into God’s work. If you do, you will soon become even more interested in that work and your heart will follow as well.

It is noteworthy to consider that those who are seeking heavenly treasure are frequently called by God to make major life alterations here on earth. Be prepared to face the same thing, if need be. Noah could have spent his time and resources building a home for himself, but he chose to make a drastic change in his life and to spend 120 years of that life in following the call of God to build the ark.

Many skeptics today dismiss the story of the flood as a myth, often based on scientific speculations about the known laws of nature. Meanwhile, the Bible also says that people will be skeptical of end time events, as they were of the flood. How can we then prepare for the coming destruction? There is a conscious decision called delayed gratification. This basically means that we should patiently do the work God has called us to do in the hope of a more glorious feature reward. We don’t know when Christ will return. In one sense, it doesn’t matter. What matters instead is that, like Noah, we do what God asks of us in the meantime, even if, as with Noah, it means some radical life changes.

As we live, we are sometimes tempted to go towards wealth and leisure. It takes strong faith to practice delayed gratification. The magnificent palace of Pharaoh and the monarchy’s throne were held out as an inducement to Moses; but he knew what the sinful pleasures that make men forget God were in its lordly courts. He looked beyond the gorgeous palace, beyond a monarchy’s crown, to the high honors that will be bestowed on the saints of the Most-High in a kingdom untainted by sin