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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Where Is Your Treasure of JOY?



             Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Store up the best kind of treasure by drinking in the JOY of the Lord.

             In Matthew 6:19-21, Jesus teaches: “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.”

            Where is your treasure?  Are you focused on material things, climbing the career ladder, admiration and praise of others?  Or do you desire God’s presence and being in the center of His will?    

            The passage of scripture we just read warns against storing up treasures on earth.  They will not last.  But when we store up treasures in heaven, they will be there for eternity.  What are these kinds of treasures… that will last forever and ever? I like the explanation given in my Life Application Study Bible: “Storing up treasures in heaven is not limited to tithing but is accomplished by all acts of obedience to God.  There is a sense in which giving our money to God’s work is like investing in heaven. But our intention should be to seek the fulfillment of God’s purposes in all we do, not merely what we do with our money.”

            Again, let’s ask the question, “Where is my treasure?”  If it is anywhere other than seeking God’s purpose in all things, then we need to examine our motives. May each of us find the JOY that is ours when we find our treasure in Him.

             “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”


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