Matthew 6:19-24
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.
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Jesus give us hope...In this world there is war, strife, trouble, grief, and eventual death...But He reminds us that hidden among this life is a treasure...There is something much more valuable than life and this treasure has the power to overcome death...He is the resurrection and the life...He overcame death...
Jesus is our hope...He is our golden key...He is our true treasure...Sometimes, and maybe often we get busy in this life and drift from this real treasure...Free will give us the complete freedom to search for this most important treasure, or ignore the most important treasure in this world completely...We may have to learn of its true value...This is the treasure we must learn to seek...It is hard because we live on this earth, and were brought up in a way seemingly to seek material things...But Jesus is the Truth, and the Way of Life and when we know Him, we see the lesser importance of material things...