We made it over the hump day... again! Sipping the morning java and
digging into the Word.
I've been reading in Matthew this morning, continuing our journey in
the Gospels with Easter Sunday right around the corner.
Does your heart ever feel beaten up?
"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. 21 For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6 19 - 21 NIV
Our heart (the very core of our being), has been created to love and
chase after the Living God and love one another. When we set ourselves
on a course for other things, Jesus teaches us that those things can
be stolen or destroyed, and our heart is left empty.
When we give our selves away to the world, isn't that how we feel?
Like our very lives have been stolen?
Broken lives, broken dreams.
Storing up our treasure in heaven is giving our very selves to God.
Living not for ourselves, but for Him. Jesus said. " For whoever wants
to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me
will find it." Matt 16:25
Life can be hard, let it be hard for the right reasons. By seeking our
treasure only in God, we live a life truly alive.
David
--
"Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and
melodious song," - Psalm 98:5
digging into the Word.
I've been reading in Matthew this morning, continuing our journey in
the Gospels with Easter Sunday right around the corner.
Does your heart ever feel beaten up?
"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. 21 For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6 19 - 21 NIV
Our heart (the very core of our being), has been created to love and
chase after the Living God and love one another. When we set ourselves
on a course for other things, Jesus teaches us that those things can
be stolen or destroyed, and our heart is left empty.
When we give our selves away to the world, isn't that how we feel?
Like our very lives have been stolen?
Broken lives, broken dreams.
Storing up our treasure in heaven is giving our very selves to God.
Living not for ourselves, but for Him. Jesus said. " For whoever wants
to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me
will find it." Matt 16:25
Life can be hard, let it be hard for the right reasons. By seeking our
treasure only in God, we live a life truly alive.
David
--
"Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and
melodious song," - Psalm 98:5
