“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys 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. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. —Matthew 6:19–24
God’s people are to make
in heaven.
“What we do with our money doesn’t simply indicate where our hearts are. According to Jesus, it determines were our hearts go…If I want my heart somewhere, all I do is put my money there.” —Randy Alcorn
How you spend your money reveals what you
How do you cultivate a generous heart so that you can invest in heaven? Jesus gives three keys in His sermon:
Tune your heart to value that which is
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. —2 Corinthians 9:6–7
Train your mind to see possessions
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19 thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. —1 Timothy 6:17–19
To think of things rightly we need to focus on and marvel at the
Turn your will to
When you understand that you are
“These earthly treasures are so powerful that they grip the entire personality. They grip a man’s heart, his mind, and his will; they tend to affect his spirit, his soul, his whole being. Whatever realm of life we may be looking at, or thinking about, we shall find these things are there. Everyone is affected by them; they are a terrible danger.” —Martin Lloyd-Jones
Your heart is going to follow your treasure—those two things are
God’s people are to make investments in heaven, are you