Job 15:29

29 He shall not be rich [`ashar], neither shall his substance [chayil] continue [quwm], neither shall he prolong [natah] the perfection [minleh] thereof upon the earth ['erets]. KJV-Interlinear

29 'He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend down to the ground. NASB

Being rich carries a connotation of being loaded, well off, having access to great wealth which generates enormous amounts of income to re-invest, to spend, to enjoy, to do as one pleases.

Wealth implies possessions from which one can draw his riches. Wealth comes from assets, possessions, things which have earning power and generate income repeatedly minute after minute, day after day, month after month, year after year, season after season.

In this life, you can earn an income with the value of your own personal labor, or through the earning power of things you may own. And, in this life, those are the only two sources of riches available to you.

However when you place God into your life, then you add one more method of wealth and riches to your arsenal, and that is through the earning power of the spiritual life. Your Bible study becomes your invested time, and doctrine and spiritual growth become your possessions.

In this life, your worldly income and wealth are only temporary at best. In the spiritual life, they are eternal.

The words 'natah' and 'minleh' stand for 'perfection' and something 'extended from,' or something extended to a foreign destination. This means that the wealth of this world will never generate enough income to match that which is eternal, and likewise, the wealth and riches of this world will never extend beyond the borders of this life, into the next life.

In others words, what you have in this life ends, for you, when you die. And no matter how long you live in this world, you will never come close to the riches and wealth which God has waiting for you in heaven.

And one more thing, assuming that you even get into heaven in the first place, you still have to demonstrate spiritual responsibility in your spiritual growth, in order to receive that which God has set aside for you for eternity. We have already studied several parables which teach this principle. See the Parables of Christ study.

Faith in Christ gets you your heaven admission ticket. Spiritual maturity, which comes from spiritual growth and the correct application of doctrine to your daily life, gets you your regular paycheck, reward voucher, dividend coupon, interest notification, bonus notice, promotion, etc., etc., etc., and so forth, which will come to you regularly and repeatedly forever, and ever, and ever into eternity. That is better than any retirement pension or inheritance you could have from this life.

In short, anything invested in this life, to the exclusion of God, Christ, and doctrine means that you are investing in something which is temporary, and you will lose it when you die.

However, if you invest in your daily Bible study, and grow up spiritually, then you will be accumulating treasure of indescribable value for all of eternity, and you will never lose it.

Now is the time to post a prayer.