Finance Guru Gail Vaz-Oxlade in her book “Never too Late” offers guidance for retirement planning. She advises using your money for the sold and secure rather than the bright and shiny, or saving for the future rather than spending for the present. She believes there will always be an excuse for why the time isn’t right to save, so her advice is “start right now.” Good advice for retirement planning, but also for those who have given little or no thought about preparation for the next life. That’s vital , since we are all going to live somewhere forever. Jesus speaking of our future said, “lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth…but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. “ He also asked rhetorically, “what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his own soul.” We all need to invest in the “solid and secure” rather than this world’s “bright and shiny” toys.

Pastor Alex Rockwell