Now and Later

There's a candy out there by the name of Now & Later. The name implies that you are to have some now and save some for later. I don't know who came up with that thought but it has never worked for me. I usually have some now and the rest now. There is an important lesson to be learned from that though...

I have a friend that recently turned down a supervisory position because he felt there wasn't enough of an initial pay increase. His words to me were that he felt it was an insult what he was offered to start in the position. He was only thinking of the here and now and not the later.

Today's word is 1 Corinthians 15:19, KJV, which reads, "If in this life only we have hope in CHRIST, we are of all men most miserable."

Paul was telling his Corinthian audience that we have CHRIST now BUT the best comes later. We have a great life living with and in CHRIST in this world but the future benefits are what really keeps us going. When this life is over, it gets better than it has ever been; that is something to look forward. to.

My friend was so hung up on the present value of things that he couldn't see how much he would benefit from the position in the future. If he had taken the job, he probably could have changed the amount he would draw when he retires by hundreds of dollars each month. However, all he could see was that he wasn't being compensated immediately. Don't let the little stuff today destroy your desire for tomorrow. We can enjoy living in CHRIST now and later - The BEST is yet to COME!

Be Blessed,
Mickey T