In the blink of an eye

Do not work for food that perishes but for food that lasts for eternal life. (John 6:27 NIV)

 One of the biggest surprises we may encounter when we get to heaven is seeing what really mattered to Jesus and what was not so important.

Many people today are busy spending their time in fruitless endeavors, investing their time, money, and energy in work, activities, and pastimes that won’t last, and that aren’t going to be of any value in the next world.

One of these days, those people are going to realize they’ve worked their whole lives for something that’s going to pass away in a moment of time. In the blink of an eye, poof—it’ll all be gone.

This is why Jesus says, “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.”

Jesus is telling us to spend our time and energy on things that are going to carry over into the next world. He tells us to invest in our heavenly future, to work for things with eternal value—things that are based on love. [1]

Only one life, ’twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last. - Charles T. Studd

[1] Anchor Only One Life, ’Twill Soon Be Past