Real treasures.
19 [a]“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
[b] 22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.-Matthew6:19-23
Jesus is not
saying we should get rid of material things in our life. We need to
pay our bills, we need to buy things for our daily living, we need
communication, we need things to accomplish work. Jesus is teaching
us to be responsible stewards. And as responsible stewards, we have
to be aware that material things are temporary and passing only, and
that it is supposed to be used responsibly. We cannot bring them when
we die anyway. The purpose of these earthly and material things is to
help us be a better version of our self so that we can truly store
real treasures in Heaven.
Jesus is inviting
us to be very mature in mind and heart, and discerning in the many
things we see each day.
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God's Not Dead (movie)
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