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"but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:20 NKJV
Jesus knew that every person is trying to store something or hold on to something for the future. In His day, the religious leaders tried to hold on to the praise and admiration of the public. Even His own disciples argued over who was the greatest and who would sit at the right hand of Jesus.
What are you holding on to today? What are you trying to store up for the future? There’s a good chance that you want to be regarded well by others, to have some financial security, and to have a measure of certainty about the future. Yet these goals and desires can get in the way of the treasure God wants to give you.
There is a different kind of treasure you can store up and hold on to, trusting that God will reward your obedience and the grace you show toward others. The certainty you seek can be converted into faith in God, and this faith is what He promises to reward. Yet these rewards remain unseen and even unknown. You don’t know exactly what your reward will be, but if you look to Jesus in faith, God has promised to reward you.
Prayer: Jesus, help me to live my life in faith, trusting in the rewards You have stored up in heaven.
Jesus knew that every person is trying to store something or hold on to something for the future. In His day, the religious leaders tried to hold on to the praise and admiration of the public. Even His own disciples argued over who was the greatest and who would sit at the right hand of Jesus.
What are you holding on to today? What are you trying to store up for the future? There’s a good chance that you want to be regarded well by others, to have some financial security, and to have a measure of certainty about the future. Yet these goals and desires can get in the way of the treasure God wants to give you.
There is a different kind of treasure you can store up and hold on to, trusting that God will reward your obedience and the grace you show toward others. The certainty you seek can be converted into faith in God, and this faith is what He promises to reward. Yet these rewards remain unseen and even unknown. You don’t know exactly what your reward will be, but if you look to Jesus in faith, God has promised to reward you.
Prayer: Jesus, help me to live my life in faith, trusting in the rewards You have stored up in heaven.
