Before we get caught up with all our assets, a point to note is that all we have is a loan from God and like any other loan, we have to be accountable for this loan too. In the parable of the wicked tenants (Mat 21:33-41), we discover the judgement on those who were not faithful with the vineyard they were entrusted with was , "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons."(v 41)
Have we been faithful with our blessings or have we taken things for granted?
Mat 21:43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it."
In planning our investments or management of our funds, wisdom is crucial and we need to learn to put God first. In the parable of the rich fool (Luk 12:16-21), it is very clearly stated that anyone who is not “rich towards God” with his earthy life and things is a fool. It doesn’t matter how many degrees or financial advisors we have, if God is not first in our lives and our funds, we are basically fools.
This advice does not just apply to those who are financially rich. In the parable of the talents (Mat 35:14-30), we see that we have to be faithful with even the smallest gifts God gives us, or the little that we have will be taken away and given to someone who may already have more but is accountable for what he or she has.
In financial terms, we usually entrust our assets with asset managers. Are we good managers of the assets (e.g time, finances, contacts, skills) we have been blessed with?
Mat 13:47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;
Mat 13:48 when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad.
Like the fisherman who seperates his catch, let us prepare ourselves for the time when God will separate His people from the others, so we will be like the good fish that were set aside, un like the bad fish that will be thrown away.