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\u2026that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the\xa0Lord,\xa0that he may be glorified. 4\xa0They shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. Isaiah 61:3-4 (ESV)

Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; 17\xa0for they will take nothing\xa0with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them. 18\xa0Though while they live they count themselves blessed\u2014 and people praise you when you prosper\u201419\xa0they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light\xa0of life. 20\xa0People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish. Psalm 49:16-20 (NIV)

For we know that if\xa0the tent that is\xa0our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God,\xa0a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.\xa02\xa0For in this tent\xa0we groan, longing to\xa0put on our heavenly dwelling,\xa03\xa0if indeed by putting it on\xa0we may not be found naked. 4\xa0For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened\u2014not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal\xa0may be swallowed up by life.\xa05\xa0He who has prepared us for this very thing is God,\xa0who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. 6\xa0So we are always of good courage. We know that\xa0while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,\xa07\xa0for\xa0we walk by faith, not\xa0by sight.\xa08\xa0Yes, we are of good courage, and we\xa0would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.\xa09\xa0So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to\xa0please him.\xa010\xa0For\xa0we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,\xa0so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 (ESV)

7\xa0So\xa0neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.\xa08\xa0He who plants and he who waters are one, and each\xa0will receive his wages according to his labor.\xa09\xa0For we are\xa0God's fellow workers. You are God's field,\xa0God's building. 10\xa0According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled\xa0master builder I laid a\xa0foundation, and\xa0someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.\xa011\xa0For no one can lay a\xa0foundation other\xa0than that which is laid,\xa0which is Jesus Christ.\xa012\xa0Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw\u2014\xa013\xa0each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed\xa0by fire, and\xa0the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.\xa014\xa0If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives,\xa0he will receive a reward.\xa015\xa0If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved,\xa0but only as through fire\u2026 18\xa0Let no one deceive himself.\xa0If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 1 Corinthians 3:7-18 (ESV)

13\xa0Someone in the crowd said to him, \u201cTeacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.\u201d\xa014\xa0But he said to him,\xa0\u201cMan,\xa0who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?\u201d\xa015\xa0And he said to them,\xa0\u201cTake care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.\u201d\xa0

16\xa0And he told them a parable, saying,\xa0\u201cThe land of a rich man produced plentifully,\xa017\xa0and he thought to himself,\xa0\u2018What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?\u2019\xa0

18\xa0And he said, \u2018I will do this: I will tear down my\xa0barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.\xa019\xa0And I will say to my soul, \u201cSoul, you have ample goods laid up\xa0for many years; relax,\xa0eat, drink, be merry.\u201d\u2019\xa0

20\xa0But God said to him,\xa0\u2018Fool!\xa0This night\xa0your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared,\xa0whose will they be?\u2019\xa0

21\xa0So is the one\xa0who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.\u201d Luke 12:13-21 (ESV)

1. We see ourselves as stewards\u2026 and what we have as a loan.
2. We invest in eternity.
3. We build people.