Storing Treasures

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV)


This balance sheet was given to us a few thousand years ago and it will never be replaced.

Notice it doesn’t say that the one at the end with all the toys wins. It doesn’t say that the one holding all the chips at the end is a winner

It says that earthly treasures are worthless. It says that you have to be constantly on the watch to make sure they’re not stolen or lost or destroyed. Some spend a lifetime gathering and accumulating all these earthly treasures to find that it doesn’t even buy a standing room seat in heaven.

There are no scalpers outside those pearly gates where one can purchase a ticket to get in. You see, you have to earn your way in by doing good deeds. A good deed can never be destroyed or stolen. A good deed in turn begets another and another.

Take inventory of your life and see where your treasures are currently stored. If you haven’t thought about storing treasures in heaven, maybe you should stop and reconsider your priorities – it’s later than you think.