“Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also”

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:19-21

Most earthly possessions can easily be destroyed by insects or rust, or can even be stolen. Matthew 6 encourages us to place a special focus – not on tings that have a limited lifespan but n those that have eternal value. Sometimes when our parents pass away they have not accumulated a lot of earthy possessions, and that is when we should think about the treasure they store in heaven for us.

Our real treasure isn’t measured in what we accumulate – but in what or whom we invest our time and our passions. What “treasures” are we storing up in heaven by serving and following Jesus?

Our real wealth is what we invest for eternity.

Our Daily Bread – May 13, 2018