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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

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(KJV.)  MATTHEW 6:19-21

(19)  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
(20)  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
(21)  For where your treasure is, there will our heart be also.


WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE TODAY?

Case in point, many times during our journeys on earth, we worry about who we are and what we ought to be but are not, we compare ourselves to others who we think have better statuses and careers, live in nicer neighborhoods and houses, drive expensive vehicles and wear good looking outfits; but Christ said,  (19)  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:  Brethren, do not get me wrong, earthly possessions maybe blessings of the Father or from the enemy;  but if we are children of the Father, our blessings comes from him only and not from the adversary;  the Father gave Solomon so much blessings that he said, "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." (Eccl. 1:2);  as we receive blessings from the Father, let us not focus on acquiring too much blessings on earth that we miss most important aspects of our lives, which is to spend time to fellowship with him and others, acquire his attributes to be useful for his glory, salvation and life everlasting; for earthly possessions are earthly, we cannot bring earthly possessions along into heavenly places. earthly possessions belongs to the earth;  rather, let us seek Christ, his eternal kingdom, all things shall be added with joy, peace and everlasting life.  (Matt. 6:33).

Points to ponder,   (20)  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:  Jesus said, what we actually need to do, is not to invest ourselves too much in earthly possessions that insects can infect and destroy, like metals that corrode and fall away, possessions that robbers can invade and take away;  rather invest ourselves in heavenly possessions, the attributes of the Father in godliness, (1 Timothy 4:8); walk in faith through the righteousness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, salvation and eternity. (21)  For where your treasure is, there will our heart be also.  beloved, wherever our investments and interests are, our spirits, minds, concerns will focus therein at all times;  for example, when we invest our earnings in stocks, at times, we tend to worry about rise and falls of our dollars; for we do not want to lose investments; the fact is, if we invest in things of this world, there are no guaranties that they will stabilize forever, we will continue to worry ourselves, eventually lose them all at end of lives, nothing is taken out of this world; on the other hand, if we invest ourselves in the Kingdom of Christ, serve him, love the Father, and others as ourselves, walk in faith through his righteousness, at end of our days on planet earth, we will inherit treasures that thieves cannot steal, insects cannot infest, destroy, jewels that heat cannot corrode in heavenly places forevermore,  


Fruits of thoughts,  brethren, it good to have earthly possessions, however,  (i)  let us not waste our lives, energies to work so hard just to keep up with others who we think are more prosperous than we are that we forget what life purposes are all about; (ii)  let us receive the Father's blessings as he gives unto us and have no worries, fears of failures, for Christ is in control of our lives, there are more blessings to inherit in heavenly places;  (iii)  let us not forget to share what we have received from the Father with others who are poor and needy; for we receive more from his coffers, when we share our blessings to his glory;  (iv)  let us not get distracted from our life purposes by material and earthly possessions;  (v)  let us seek first, Kingdom of Christ, his righteousness, we will receive all blessings at due times.


CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved,  despite facts that we ought to make livings to sustain our lives on earth;  (Genesis 3:19);  we are not to focus too much on acquiring earthly possessions than focusing on destinations with Christ in eternity;  let us know that promotions, blessings comes only from the Father, giver of all things, (Psalm 75:6);  and if we acknowledge Christ as Son of God, receive him in our hearts as our Lord and Savior, be baptized into the faith of his righteousness, salvation and eternity are sure; on earth. we will eat fruits of our labors, blessings and prosperity will be ours forever and evermore. Amen and Amen!    


QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Hebrews 13:5  Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,  I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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