“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Luke 12:34
Continuing in our thoughts about earthly and heavenly treasures, I am recalling a story a friend told me. Every paper that her children created she saved in bags and stored in her attic. When she prepared to move years later, she discovered it had all disintegrated into dust.
It is easy to store up things here on earth, isn’t it? I am sentimental and have several collections of things from my long years of living. When I’ve attempted to pass them on to my children and grandchildren, they’ve helped me realize these things I have valued are of little use to them. How much better to focus on lasting treasures!
But what exactly are the treasures we are to lay up in heaven? They are our spiritual investments— like giving to those in need, supporting our church and missionaries, sharing what we have with others, offering forgiveness, comforting someone in their grief, etc. In these things we are “salt and light” (see Matthew 5:13-14) in a weary world. What’s even more profound to think of is that you and I are Jesus’ treasure, and He holds us close in His heart.
It is easy to store up things here on earth, isn’t it? I am sentimental and have several collections of things from my long years of living. When I’ve attempted to pass them on to my children and grandchildren, they’ve helped me realize these things I have valued are of little use to them. How much better to focus on lasting treasures!
But what exactly are the treasures we are to lay up in heaven? They are our spiritual investments— like giving to those in need, supporting our church and missionaries, sharing what we have with others, offering forgiveness, comforting someone in their grief, etc. In these things we are “salt and light” (see Matthew 5:13-14) in a weary world. What’s even more profound to think of is that you and I are Jesus’ treasure, and He holds us close in His heart.
Scripture Focus
Luke 12:32-34
Insight
“The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.” (Deuteronomy 7:6)
Bible In A Year
- Jeremiah 1-2
- Psalm 104
- Acts 28