When an elderly woman in eastern China recently dug up her buried 100,000 yuan (US $15,600) life savings, she found that the banknotes crumbled into pieces when they were handled (South China Morning Post, Aug. 31, 2015). Four years ago, she placed the money in a plastic bag, put it in a metal box, and buried it under her kitchen floor, but when she dug it up to help pay for her son’s wedding, it was in a clumped mess. A banknote expert at the People’s Bank of China said there is little chance to redeem the ruined banknotes. This reminds us of Jesus’ words: “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:19-21). (Friday Church News Notes, September 4, 2015, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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