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Matthew 6:19-21 - Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also.

Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV) 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. 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   Jesus told His followers to store up 
their treasures in heaven, not on earth. Clearly 
He meant that the material goods of this age 
are temporary and not ultimately satisfying. 
Money and possessions get stolen, wear out, or are 
simply used up. But His statement raises questions 
for us: What exactly does it mean to store up 
treasures in heaven? How can we do that? What kind of 
treasures is He talking about? 
   Any answers we come up with will 
inevitably direct us back to earth. Why? Because that's 
where we live. Right here, in this physical world, 
in this present age. We store up treasures in 
heaven by what we do on earth - how we give, 
sacrifice, pray, treat other people, and invest 
ourselves in the Kingdom. Our treasures in heaven 
depend on our relationship with God, our 
relationships with people, and our activities in the here 
and now. They aren't the same activities as a 
person solely in pursuit of wealth or status might 
have, but they are still here-and-now activities. 
We live life in this realm with an eye on 
another. But we can't escape the fact that the two 
realms intermingle. 
   Jesus is certainly not telling us to 
invest our hearts so far away from here and now 
that we have no impact in this world. He isn't 
telling us to shake the dust from our feet and wait 
for our escape. No, He is telling us to invest 
our hearts in the interests of heaven, both in 
the here and now and the there and then. We are 
agents of heaven in this world, not agents of this 
world waiting for heaven. Before we ever 'go up,' 
we are to bring heaven down - in us and through 
us for the sake of a captive world. 
   If this is what we treasure - if we truly 
long to see the Kingdom come in every corner of 
the universe, including ours - our hearts will 
continually point us to opportunities to represent the 
King. And we will store up treasures that last 
forever. [The One Year Heaven On Earth Devotional by 
Chris Tiegreen] 

COMMENTARY

   You may or may not receive an earthly 
inheritance. Maybe your parents didn't have much at the 
end to give you, or maybe the government got 
most of it. Even so, as a son or daughter of the 
living God, you do have an inheritance. And it is 
glorious! Today's Scripture says this of our 
inheritance: It "can never perish, spoil or fade," and it 
is kept in heaven for us. What's more, we can 
add to it throughout the course of our lives. 
Jesus said, "Store up for yourselves treasures in 
heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and 
where thieves do not break in and steal" (Mat. 
6:20).  
   How do you add to your inheritance? By 
the way you live, by your faithfulness, by the 
way you choose to honor God in difficult 
situations, by the way you obey His Word, and by the way 
you serve Him for His glory rather than for your 
own self-interest.  
   Lord, just being in heaven with You and 
in a brand-new body that will never age, fail, 
or falter is more than I can wrap my mind 
around. But You have promised even more - an 
inheritance that will be uniquely mine and is even now 
guarded, secured, and waiting for the day I step 
through heaven's front door. [A Spectacle of Glory 
by Joni Eareckson Tada and Larry Libby re 1 
Peter 1:4] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE


http://www.abible.com/devotions/2005/20051226-1033.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0 

A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo 

Seeking God Made Real: 
http://vimeo.com/31489782 

Prayer Made Real: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE 

Importance of Choice: 
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]  

Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David 
DeRose, MD, MPH: 
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart 

LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES 

Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies: 
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/ 

Amazing Facts Bible Studies: 
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx  

Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: 
http://www.bibleresearch.info/ 

LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS

The Last Day of Prophecy by Pastor Doug 
Batchelor: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmGvdtMCf1aJTiC59-lPtuUMEq_uEn0BK 

Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657