According to Forbes magazine, 31 billionaires died in 2024, leaving behind $207 billion in all. Isak Andic, for example, was the founder of a fashion retail empire. He plunged down a ravine while hiking with his son. He was 71.¹

There’s nothing wrong with money, but it cannot buy our way into heaven. In Luke 16, Jesus told of a beggar named Lazarus who was carried into heaven when he died, while the nearby rich man died and went to Hades. The rich man had everything in life, while Lazarus had nothing. Yet Lazarus was included in the grace of Jesus, while the rich man lived only for his wealth. Our status and wealth in life won’t gain us admission into heaven. Only faith in Christ will do that.

Much of our attention on earth involves finances, and money causes a lot of stress in life for those who have a lot of it and for those who have only a little. But no one has ever taken even a copper penny with them to heaven. Make sure your trust is in Jesus alone. His grace is the currency of heaven.

Grace is the understanding that God is a better Savior than you are a sinner.
Christopher Love