Matthew 6:19-20
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Wait a minute! We like treasures here on earth don't we? Our society surely has this verse backwards. I would like to think that have it straight but when I make an inventory of my thoughts, thoughts of the treasure here on earth does occupy more of my time that I would like it to.
Ever wonder where Judas was when Jesus spoke these words? Did Jesus make I contact with him? After all, he was the group's treasurer. Obsessed with money, he held on to the money bags for dear life. Then one afternoon he heard this verse. Did it cut him like a knife?
And then the last sentence give us some sobering thoughts. Where do we like to spend our money? That's where we find our hearts. That is so true.
Imagine a street drunk. He wants spends every dime on a bottle. That's where his heart his. The gambler has his heart in the casino. Anything else he does without heart.
Where is your very own heart? Right now to me it seems like mine is in mortgage and credit card payments (not that I like those!). That's definitely a place I don't want my heart to be in.
How about you?
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