Steve Jobs, Somalia, and Me.

For some strange reason Steve Jobs' death has occupied my mind a great deal more than I would have anticipated. To be truthful, I had no idea who he was until his passing! I think it's his wealth he leaves behind, juxtaposed with the intense and tragic suffering the poverty stricken Somalian people have been enduring, that has got me thinking.

In my minds eye I picture in the next life, Steve standing side-by-side one of the victims from Somalia, both with equal standing before the Lord. I don't know what kind of moral life either of them lived, but what I do know is that their wealth, or lack thereof, has NO bearing on how they will be received of the Lord.

Isn't that so crazy to think. What we, in this life, treasure and admire and esteem so highly - that is wealth - has absolutely NO bearing in the next life! All the time and energy, stress and priorities, we put on this thing called 'money', once we leave this earth (which will come to EVERYONE) will not get us anywhere in the world to come. So ironic!

So, what will matter?

Matthew says it best in Matthew 6

'Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.'

The 'treasures' we are to seek in this life, are found in following God and His Son Jesus Christ. In living the way They would have us live, and thus becoming the people They would have us become.

And another great irony in that is, the more we follow the life they ask of us, which includes NOT pursuing our own desires and agendas, the more happier and fulfilled we are, and the more peace and joy we experience, not only in this life, but more importantly, in the life to come. I know this to be true, as I have exercised faith enough to 'experiment on the word' and I have seen for myself.

I again, commend Their way to you!

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