What Do You Treasure Most?

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21

If your house was burning down and you could only save one thing, what would it be? It’s a decision people make every day, and it’s never easy. There’ll always be things we grieve about giving up because of their essential value in our lives. If you want to know what yours are, look at how you spend your time and money. It’s a dead giveaway. Jesus said, ‘Where your treasure is…you will most want to be.’ Your ‘treasure’ can be relationships you’d do anything to keep, a career that’s central to your identity, or your investments for the future. These things are okay. Indeed, the Bible says that wise people look ahead and plan (Proverbs 21:20). But it’s where you’re investing for eternity that really matters. ‘The rich young ruler asked Jesus: “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?”…Jesus said…“Sell all…you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich’ (Luke 18:18-23). In essence, Jesus was asking this man who was rich and successful, ‘Would you give it all up to follow me? Would you forfeit it for a few years in order to have much more for eternity? Instead of building a career, would you spend your life building My kingdom?’ Jesus wants to be ‘front and center’ in your life. And when you put Him there, He promises, ‘All your other needs will be met as well’ (Matthew 6:33). Are you willing to put Him to the test?

Prayer
Heavenly Father, I now realize that my most prized treasure is not something but Someone! Thank You Jesus! Amen