Life does not consist in the
abundance of possessions.
—Luke 12:15
“Why is it,” asked Harvey Firestone in his autobiography, “that a man, just as soon as he gets enough money, builds a house much bigger than he needs? I built a house at Akron many times larger than I have the least use for; I have another house at Miami Beach which is also much larger than I need. I do not know why I do it.”
Firestone died in 1938. When Michael Jackson died three-quarters of a century later (in 2009), his Neverland Ranch was appraised at $120 million.
When this century ends, neither the writer nor the reader of this essay will be alive. Regardless of today’s bank balance, we’ll make our exit without a dime—but with a huge win if our lives have been Christ-centered.
Invest in what has eternal value.