“’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. “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”-Matthew 6: 19-24 NIV
This is probably the most familiar teaching on our love for wealth in the Gospels. Jesus tells us that there is deep within us a longing. A hope. A dream. Something more important to us than anything else. Whatever it is that we treasure most, we will build our lives on it. Whether it is our job, wealth, standing in the community, looks, or something else, we will go to great lengths to gain this treasure. Money and wealth are particularly dazzling treasures that hypnotize many into chasing after their false promises and empty security.
Yet much of what we treasure is like a mist. Some treasures are gone in an instant, and others slip away over a lifetime. But only one treasure lasts forever. Jesus wants to be the treasure of our hearts. He wants to be the unrivaled Lord that we serve wholeheartedly. The way to be free from chasing worldly treasures is through complete surrender to His call. Through this call, we will treasure the infinite value of Jesus, who gave his life for us. It will allow us to delight in the goodness and mercy of our God.
When our hearts treasure Jesus, we are reoriented to what is truly priceless. We make an investment that will last forever. What does your heart treasure?
Journeying Together,
John
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