In this message, I am going to talk to you about investing for eternity. As we grow up, we are told to invest in education, insurance, real estate and the stock market in order to make sure that there will be an ample supply of money when we get older and retire. I faced a decision more than two decades ago as to whether I should enroll in the social security system. I was advised by a number of people to forgo doing so because the system would not be there when I hit retirement age. I was told to save money by not enrolling and the church where I was pastoring would pay less salary. After praying over the matter, I felt this was not the right thing to do and opted to stay in the social security system. That decision turned out well as I have now been receiving social security benefits for a number of years now.

Very few preachers will ever discuss investing in eternal values. I want to share with you that God has a fantastic investment program, but just like on earth with social security, there is a requirement to enroll in God’s investment program and that is that you have to be a tither. That is how you start your investment plan in heaven. Just like in the monopoly board game where every player gets the same amount of money at the start of the game, we are given certain talents and God expects us to use them while we live in earth. When we develop our gifts on earth, there will be eternal dividends in heaven. A person who rejects Jesus Christ will not have any positive investment; on the contrary, such a person will receive their dividends in the Lake of Fire. As a Christian, you will go to the Judgment Seat of Christ where your investments will be examined and your eternal position and dividends will be determined. So if wish to enlarge your heavenly investment, you can do so by doing the work of God and giving Him your very best effort. I look forward to you joining me in this message.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell