The flesh profiteth nothing
Daily Devotional for May 20

John 6:63 "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."

The flesh naturally cleaves to the dust. The dust is the temporal things of this world. The natural man builds upon things that pass away. Today, mankind says "Invest in your future retirement plan". "Put money away for retirement, and have a ball in your retirement days". "You will have happiness". "Trust us, invest your money in the plans of the future". Mankind thinks that by making smart investments, you will be happy; living without worry. Mankind will always place their trust in temporal things, because money drives his train.

A smart man or woman will not put all their eggs in one basket. They will invest wisely in eternal things. 2 Corinthians 4:18 says, "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal".

The eternal investment; sharing Christ Jesus with others. This kind of investment does not fade away nor can it be lost. There is nothing wrong with investing for the future, unless you have not been born again. All that you have done is temporal and nothing will go to heaven with you, because without accepting Christ Jesus as your personal Saviour; all is lost. That means all that you did to be successful is worth nothing, because of pride. You left things undone and did the things of the flesh instead.

The greatest investment one can make is believing in the Lord Christ Jesus, for the rewards that one has are out of this world. The peace one has while living in the world passes all understanding.

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