Paul wants people in our present time not to set our hope on the uncertainty of riches but to focus our efforts on God and to be rich in good works… 1Tim 6:17. It is by this that we store up true riches, real life in the future… 1Tim 6:19 … Life indeed!
This kind of life can only be experienced when we begin to follow Jesus and leave our old life behind. Jesus described this as denying self and taking up our cross… Luke 9:23; Acts 5:20; Ps 36:9;
Repentance (180 degree turn around) that leads to life… Acts 11:18;
Only then, we begin to see what it means to experience His life as we are hidden with Christ in God… Col 3:3; John 6:33
2Cor 2:15-16 – this life grows and spreads, bringing glory and honor to God.