Matthew 6:19-21- Treasures in Heaven
Matthew 6: 19-21- We love things. We have storage facilities by the dozens for people to store all the stuff they have but do not want to part with. Jesus tells us all those things are not as important as what we do for Him. “ 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 heart is, there your heart will be also.” Again, this is an issue of the heart and what our motivation is to do things for other people as if we are doing them directly to Jesus. Jesus is wanting our hearts focused on the things that are important to Him. We need to guard ourselves also about thinking this is about doing works for Jesus and doing all those works earning us a special place in heaven. It’s not that either. We a...