I read this today:

Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone. But their trust should be in the living God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may take hold of real life.
1st Timothy 6:17-19

In the words of Inspector Gadget…wowsers. So if we were to summarize this statement from the Bible we might say:

Don’t trust in your money because it could just up and disappear (nobody can relate with that these days right?!). Instead we should trust in the God who has given us all we need to find joy (though it must be said that our defenition of joy must be severly changed and transformed! The joy that Jesus offers has nothing to do with having lots of stuff and financial security). If you are one of those persons with money, why don’t you keep it in perspective and do good things with it. All money is, is a big wad of potential. For if your money is just temporary and your trust is in God instead of your money why wouldn’t you give it away to those in need? Why wouldn’t you fulfill some of your money’s potential for good? And you know what? If you’re able to do this you know what will happen? Not only will you be storing up treasure for yourself in heaven, but you’ll actually discover and experience life as it should be. Real life. Or as Jesus called it, eternal life.

One sentence summary: If you trust God instead of money, give money away, you’ll be able to experience eternal life right now…wowsers, that’s a bold statement.