“A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
— Luke 12:15 (ESV)

The Word

After nearly four decades in the financial industry, I’ve seen markets boom and crash, fortunes built and lost, and “sure” investments turn sour overnight. If there’s one thing experience has taught me, it’s this: the best investments are the ones we carry through eternity.

History itself backs this up. The once-mighty empires of Rome, Greece, and Egypt—all reduced to ruins. Their palaces and treasures, once the envy of the world, now serve as tourist attractions and history lessons. Even in our own time, we’ve seen governments collapse, corporations fold, and wealth evaporate in a single market downturn. Power, politics, and possessions can never provide the security we crave.

Yet, human nature pushes us to keep pouring into temporary things—houses, cars, businesses, gadgets, and portfolios. We insure them, protect them, and obsess over them. Don’t get me wrong—I advocate wise financial planning and responsible stewardship. But if we invest only in what fades, we’re setting ourselves up for disappointment.

Jesus told us the story of the rich fool who built bigger barns to store his wealth, only to lose it all in a night (Luke 12:16–21). It’s a sobering reminder that eternity can interrupt time without warning. And when that moment comes, all that we valued so highly here may suddenly count for nothing.

The Deed

So let me ask you: Where are you investing your life? Is it all about comfort, security, and status for a few decades? Or are you aligning your time, treasure, and talent toward what will last forever?

The tragedy is that millions will one day realize they spent everything on what doesn’t matter and neglected the one investment that does: being “rich toward God” (Luke 12:21). That’s the only return that pays eternal dividends.

As a personal finance advocate, I’ll always encourage saving, investing, and planning wisely. But true stewardship is bigger than pesos and possessions. It means using what God has entrusted to us for His purposes and His kingdom. Stocks, bonds, real estate—they can be good. But they are temporary. Kingdom investments—lives touched, souls saved, gospel proclaimed—those are eternal.

So take the long view. Not just ten years, not just retirement, but eternity. Every peso, every decision, every effort—make it count for the kingdom. Because at the end of the day, the only investments that matter are the ones we carry with us into forever.