"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matt 6:19-21
In what do we place our confidence? What institution do we trust? On whom do we rely? To follow the metaphor, are we more comfortable placing our funds in a mattress, a bank or in stocks? The mattress allows us to keep our funds close and experience the ultimate in liquidity, but no return. The bank gives us security and interest but could also cost us through fees and other charges. The stock market potentially gives the greatest return but is easily the most risky and could cause us to lose it all.
Beloved, God offers us a better alternative. He encourages us to have a heavenly mindset about all in which we find value. In bible times, these consisted of fine clothing that were subject to the moth, precious metals that were subject to corruption and homes, usually made of mud brick that were easily breached by thieves. Should we value that which is heavenly and place our affections there, we would be in no danger of ever losing.
It is certain that the earthly, temporal and secular will pass away. God, however, is everlasting as are the treasures that only He can offer. Let us shift our gaze from these temporary and tentative things that so often and easily distract us and place our confidence in the security and fidelity of the Lord. There we are already wealthy in every sense of the word.
In Revival,
Lee
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