Biblecoin
- swhelan88
- Feb 2
- 4 min read
With investors, politicians, and mass media giving cryptocurrency more attention lately, it has my family talking. It had me curious too! Are the rumors true?
"What rumors?" you might ask.
Well, the way I understand it, certain cryptocurrencies have seen and may continue to see a significant increase in their value soon. For example, a coin called XRP made a jump from $0.51 per coin to $2.71 per coin between November 2nd, 2024 and December 2nd, 2024. It reached its peak value at $3.31 on January 17th, 2025. That means if you bought $1,000 of XRP on November 2nd, it was worth over $6,000 when it peaked in January. Talk about some good ROI!
If the rumors prove true, this particular coin (and/or others) may continue to see very substantial increases in a short period of time. Now, I'm not telling you this so you can go out there and invest in cryptocurrency. Invest at your own risk and do your own research.
I threw a small bit in the pot just for fun, but personally I've never cared too much about investing my money. Call me crazy, irresponsible, or foolish but I don't have large sums of money sitting in mutual funds or REITs. Sure, if my small investment grows into something material I'll be glad and seek to spend it wisely. But at the end of the day, what good is money?
There's a scene in James Cameron's Titanic where the antagonist, a wealthy man, tries to bribe one of the ship's officers with a large amount of cash in exchange for safe passage off the ill-fated ocean liner. After initially accepting the bribe, the ship's officer comes to his senses and realizes that the cash will do him nothing since he is unlikely to survive his journey. He throws the cash back at the wealthy man, realizing how worthless the money actually is.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. (1 Timothy 6:7)
Money is not bad. Investments are not bad. Money helps structure our society and maintain a sense of order. And investments can be wise. But rather than spend all my time thinking about money and securing my "future," I'd rather focus on the big picture of what matters most for eternity.
Wealth, fortune, possessions, and other things like achievements and accolades don't follow us into eternity. When we die, everything is taken from us. Sure, our family and children might inherit what we had possessed (God willing), but we leave this world individually the same way we came into it - with nothing. Only one thing follows us into eternity...
The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. (Isaiah 40:8)
God's Word is the greatest investment we can ever make, period. It is the only investment that can stand the test of time. His Word will never pass away. His Word is salvation and life.
...The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63)
How many of you reading this can say you have INVESTED in God's Word?
What does it mean to invest, aside from the financial aspect? It means to commit one's time, energy, and effort towards something, with an expectation of future return or benefit. So when I'm saying INVEST in God's Word, I mean we must be intentional and carve out time to read, understand, and apply what is written in the Bible.
It brings me great sorrow that so many people forsake the ONE thing that matters most in this life! God is very clear that we must study His Word - it's not optional. I could spend hours writing this blog by sharing every key verse and narrative in scripture about the significance of abiding in His Word, but I think the consequences of being unknowledgeable speak enough...
The prophet Hosea writes that God's people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4:6)
What if we didn't study for school exams or take the time sharpen our skills at work? No investment means poor performance. We cannot have the relationship with God that He calls us to have with Him unless we abide in His Word.
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)
Jesus, the Word of God made flesh, is the gateway to that relationship.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
Think hard about this next question - Is your relationship with God based on someone else's relationship and/or study of the Bible?
Sadly, it is very common for people to INVEST in a priest, a teacher, a pastor, or family member's relationship with God and forsake their own accountability towards God.
Let me explain, imagine this scenario...
Pretend your spouse or significant other joins the military. You agree to keep in touch with each other via letters. You receive letters from them every month, but instead of reading them yourself, you ask someone else to read them privately and then tell you about them. Does that make any sense? No, you're going to read the letters yourself.
If God gave His Son for us (ref. John 3:16) and is the only one who can give us eternal life - how much more should we be engaging with what He has communicated to us through scripture?
One of my favorite gospel-preaching pamphlets (aka tracts) poses the question: What is your most valuable possession? Well, is it your 401k? Is it your investments in the stock market? Is it crypto? Is it your home? Is it something else? Maybe someone else?
If it's not Jesus, what is your treasure?
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:19-21)
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