Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
all he expected from his power comes to nothing.

What are you investing in? Our culture is obsessed with status and material possessions. We exalt those who overcome the odds to accomplish much in regards to their business, their finances, where they live, and who they get to hang out with. But what did it cost them in the process? Family relationships? Integrity? Humility? Their faith? If it is any of these or many other things of eternal worth, they are a fool - for what promises in this life, perishes in the next.

So I ask you again, what are you investing in? Will it follow you into eternity, or will it die with your body? Don't think simply on a large scale either; how much time are you spending trying to get that next level up in your favorite video game versus the amount of time you help out around the house, expressing gratitude to a parent or spouse? How much time do you spend looking at yourself in a mirror at the gym instead of working out your salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12) - are you in your Bible? How much of God's money are you spending on that new outfit that will affirm your financial status to your friends versus giving money to those who have little - are you loving those who God loves or are you loving yourself?

You get the picture. There is somewhere in my life and in your life where we are investing our time, money, or energy into something that is perishing. Where can we make the best investment possible with what we've got? We need to think eternal, not temporal.