While there have been many things that have changed in the Sonic franchise over the years, one thing has remained a constant… the rings that I pickup while running through the level are not mine to keep and they can be lost just as easily as they are found. Sure, having a wallet full of rings always feels good as I zoom across each area, but my grasp on them is temporary at best… and one misstep will send all of my carefully collected rings scattering across the screen whether I have seven rings or seventy. They are nice to have, but no matter how many I am able to collect during my run, I still don’t get to carry any of them into the next level with me.

The Bible describes our short time down here on this planet as a vapor, guiding us to use this time wisely. We don’t get to carry anything of earthly value with us into the next part of our adventure, and even if we could, showing up in heaven with a pocket full of gold is like depositing asphalt into your bank account (it’s used for pavement there). None of us know how much time we have left to run this race, so let’s make today’s lap around the track one that leaves a resonating impact beyond this level… intentionally investing our lives to store up treasures of true eternal significance rather than wasting it on pursuits that only offer temporary rewards we can’t keep. 

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

Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness? 2 Peter 3:11

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. James 4:13-14

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