The
United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox, Kentucky, is a fortified
building that stores 5,000 tons of gold bullion and other precious items
entrusted to the federal government. Fort Knox is protected by a 22-ton door
and layers of physical security: alarms, video cameras, minefields, barbed
razor wire, electric fences, armed guards, and unmarked Apache helicopters.
Based on the level of security, Fort Knox is considered one of the safest
places on earth.
As safe
as Fort Knox is, there’s another place that’s safer, and it’s filled with
something more precious than gold: Heaven holds our gift of eternal life. The
apostle Peter encouraged believers in Christ to praise God because we have “a
living hope”—a confident expectation that grows and gains strength the more we
learn about Jesus (1 Peter 1:3). And our hope is based on the resurrected
Christ. His gift of eternal life will never come to ruin as a result of hostile
forces. It will never lose its glory or freshness, because God has been keeping
and will continue to keep it safe in heaven. No matter what harm may come to us
in our life on earth, God is guarding our souls. Our inheritance is safe.
Like a safe within a safe, our salvation is protected by God and we’re secure.
An inheritance in heaven is the safest possible place. (RBC)
