LAY UP TREASURE IN HEAVEN (13 OF 20)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24
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Lay up Treasure in Heaven (13 of 20)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 6:19-24
''Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.''
Matthew 6:19-21
Jesus is speaking from what He knows, what He has experienced. Only He has been fully in heaven and fully on earth. So He speaks this truth to His listeners calling them away from the superficiality of this present world and to the eternal value of heaven.
Jesus is telling them, ''Don't invest everything you have and everything that you are in the here and now. It is a horrible investment. This life is but a moment compared to how long eternity is going to be. He calls his listeners away from storing up superficial ''treasures'' on earth in this present age. These superficial ''treasures'' can easily be lost along the way by moths, rust and thieves. Even the ''treasures'' that last throughout our lifetimes will ultimately be lost at death. We cannot take anything with us.
We are familiar with this concept of investing. We would not invest in a company that is bound for bankruptcy. We would not buy a house that has leaks in the roof, termites in the walls, a cracked foundation and dangerous electrical wiring. We would not buy a car that will not start or pay for our children to attend a school that we have heard terrible things about. Jesus is just telling us about the true reality of things. The only wise way to invest our lives is in the things of heaven.
In 1 Timothy 6:17-19 the Apostle Paul instructs Timothy to teach the people to not ''put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. . . do good, be rich in good deeds, and be generous and willin ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 6:19-24
''Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.''
Matthew 6:19-21
Jesus is speaking from what He knows, what He has experienced. Only He has been fully in heaven and fully on earth. So He speaks this truth to His listeners calling them away from the superficiality of this present world and to the eternal value of heaven.
Jesus is telling them, ''Don't invest everything you have and everything that you are in the here and now. It is a horrible investment. This life is but a moment compared to how long eternity is going to be. He calls his listeners away from storing up superficial ''treasures'' on earth in this present age. These superficial ''treasures'' can easily be lost along the way by moths, rust and thieves. Even the ''treasures'' that last throughout our lifetimes will ultimately be lost at death. We cannot take anything with us.
We are familiar with this concept of investing. We would not invest in a company that is bound for bankruptcy. We would not buy a house that has leaks in the roof, termites in the walls, a cracked foundation and dangerous electrical wiring. We would not buy a car that will not start or pay for our children to attend a school that we have heard terrible things about. Jesus is just telling us about the true reality of things. The only wise way to invest our lives is in the things of heaven.
In 1 Timothy 6:17-19 the Apostle Paul instructs Timothy to teach the people to not ''put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. . . do good, be rich in good deeds, and be generous and willin ...
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