Many believers have ceased to be faithful Christians simply because they allowed their hearts to get cold toward God. They now seek the wrong treasure in the wrong pleasures and life goals.

It needs to be remembered, though, that there is nothing here that you can take with you – except for the souls you win. Without going to church where the Bible is taught, your family and loved ones may never be saved. If that is the case, you can be sure that fingers will be pointed toward you on Judgment Day because you did not take them where they would hear about the Lord Jesus Christ, His sacrifice for sin, and how to be saved. They may have been saved if you are faithful to Christ.

Friends, I say these things because so much depends on your testimony of faithfulness. Unfaithful believers will also have little or no rewards in Heaven. Think about it. This is not a condition for a week or a year – but forever! What will you say when Paul asks you about the victories you won for Christ?

Start living today as though it may be your last – because it could be. None of us have a guarantee of tomorrow. God loves you and wants to bless you. In order to get that blessing, though, you need to serve Him faithfully. He will certainly make it worth the effort. Only Christ gives the true riches worth seeking after – where moth and rust and inflation do not consume it!

The Apostle Paul gives us all an exhortation to keep on serving Christ. How can we? He tells us to set our hearts on the things that Christ wants to give us – provision for our daily lives and rich rewards for faithfulness in the future:

“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth” (Colossians 3:1).

Seeking Him and His Kingdom first will also reduce stress about what is happening down here. It only reveals that He is coming soon.