Took It With Me

I ended up bringing quite a few Dominican Republic Pesos back home with me.  I had a pocketfull of the coins and didn't really have much to spend them on.  I have a 20 Peso bill as well.  The other day at Save-A-Lot I offered one to the clerk.  She was amused and facinated but of course couldn't take it.  I'll just hold on to these, give a couple to the kids to have as souveniers and the rest I will take back down to spend next year assuming the Lord allows me to go back.

Now here's what it made me think of.  It's like money and our other earthly treasures.  They are ok while we visit here, but they have no value when we get home.  Earthly treasures are the wrong currency for heaven.  God urges us to start now to save up heavenly treasure that doesn't lose its value, can not be stolen or lost.  And like the difference between a U.S. Dollar and a D.R. Pesos, the heavenly currency is worth so much more.

Another interesting note.  I could use my U.S. Dollars pretty much anywhere down in the DR, but I can't use my DR currency anywhere up here.  That's another parallel with heaven.  The heavenly treasures that we can work toward now will also give us value in this life.  Giving your life, your resources, everything to God isn't just good for when we get to heaven, its good now.

So, what are you earning, what are you spending, and what treasures do you have?  You can't take some of them with you and, even if you could, they wouldn't be of any value to you.