Your Treasure
Today, Pastor Amy talked about the Inconvenient Truth found in Matthew 6:19-34. Jesus says here that we should not lay up for ourselves treasures on earth, but instead we should be storing up treasures in heaven. The place where our treasure is is where we'll most want to end up being.
The text is best summarized by verse 33: But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
The Message puts vs 33 like this: Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
Today's question is 'Where does your treasure lay and how does this affect you spending habits?' Most of the time I would like to say my treasure is in heaven - this causes me to use stewardship in what we have been given - both at work where we operate on donations and at home. I think the hardest is when we feel like we'll be suffering on this earth forever - then we are prone to spend money on things for quick relief. Our focus instead should be on knowing God and He'll take care of what we need.
Labels: Sermon on the Mount
posted by Jewels @ 2:24 PM
3 Comments:
I love the new visuals! You figured it out but that doesn't surprise me.
I think this is the toughest issue, where your treasures are, to struggle with as a Christian. It's so easy to say the right thing but Gord always says to just check the check book to see how we are measuring up. I remember when Gord's dad died. The day before he died I helped him write checks and balance his check book. There were numerous $200. checks I wrote that day and all to Christian charities and church. I looked back in his check book and saw that he had spent years giving his money away. I was so moved by the example he set of where to lay up your treasures.
I was also glad to hear he would make sure to take me along with him if we ever had to evacute in 10 minutes. And I would do the same for him! After 42 years of marriage what would we do without each other?
Hi Skip,
That is such a great example for us to try to live up to and it sounds like Gord has it right too -to take his beloved!
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