Finding our way through the wilderness

Matthew 6:19-21

New International Version (NIV)

Treasures in Heaven

    ¹⁹ “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Day three

Where do our treasures truly lie?

       As we make our way through the wilderness, walking side by side with God, we must realize that with every step that we take we are moving further away from the world and all of its material things.

       Yesterday we talked about letting things go so that we can move forward, noting that there are some things that we have to cut out from our lives in order to keep progressing in the right direction.

       Today we are going to talk about other thing that can stunt our spiritual growth and that is our worldly possessions.

        Living in this great land of America, we are taught that in order to achieve true happiness you have to strive for the American dream. In this dream we have a huge house(s), fancy cars, powerful friends, perfect spouse, and adoring children. Again having any of these things is not wrong or immoral in the eyes of God, because God wants us to live an abundant life. It is in the pursuit of these things where we can lose sight of our promised land.

        In this scripture Jesus is teaching us not to put our faith in worldly things that can be taken away from us within a blink of an eye. He is saying okay you worked are to get that brand new car or to own that brand new house, I ‘m proud of you. However don’t let any of these material things define who you are, because that car can be stolen or wrecked beyond repair. That house can be destroyed easily by fire or natural disaster. What does that say for us if we store all of our hope in things that are swept away so easily? When the storms of life come our way we are going to be uprooted like a poorly planted tree. So Jesus is telling us to store our treasures in heaven. Where they won’t grow old and rot away, in heaven where a thief cannot break in and steal our treasures away. We should store our treasures in heaven where they will reside with our heavenly Father for eternity. The funny thing is that once we start to do this the more blessed we become. 

         However, if you are like me you are wondering how does one get treasures in heaven? Well I believe that the treasures that Jesus is talking about is the privilege to spend eternity in heaven with our heavenly Father, and our Savior Jesus Christ. I don’t know about you but I can’t think of a greater treasure than that. We can earn that privilege by repenting from our sins and confessing that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and that no man comes to the Father but by Him.

         Lastly, look at the scripture twenty-one. It says “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

         If our heart is still connected to this world there will be no room for Jesus. We will be stuck wandering through the wilderness like the children of Israel. Before we take another step let us clear our hearts of all worldly things, so that Jesus can take domain of it.

Please continue along with us on our journey tomorrow, until then God Bless.

                        James Anthony Love