Storing up goods for future use is wise. Saving in good times so that when hard times come concerns the same principle. This was God’s direction through Joseph to Pharoah, “This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.” (Genesis 41:36) Proverbs 30:25 wisely points out, “Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer…”
Food is not the only wise thing to save up. Proverbs 10:14 states, “Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.” 2:1 and 7:1 wisdom is, “My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.”
The wisest advice is Jesus’s. He promised, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” The secret is to determine what is heavenly treasure.
