Date: February 18, 2010 11:54 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Travel Light
Travel Light
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up...treasures in heaven.” (Matthew 6:19-20)
Scripture Focus: Matthew 6:19-25
My friend lost a house to an underground stream that flowed down a hill. He battled the intruder for four months before running up the white flag and leaving. He lost carpeting, drapes, appliances, and more, but gained a valuable lesson. Material goods are temporal, whereas spiritual values are eternal.
Hurricane Katrina demonstrated forcefully that houses, cars, and cherished possessions can pass from us in an instant. We’ve all seen post-tornado images of bewildered family members staring at the utter destruction they once called home.
Loss from floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters may never strike you, but we all know we can’t carry even a dollar bill or a china cup to the grave. Someone wisely observed, “You never see a hearse tow a U-Haul.”
Jesus said to travel light through life and store up treasures in heaven. Love for Him should top our list of priorities; money and possessions should not even make the list.
Insight: We can’t take any treasures with us when we die, but we can send true treasure on ahead.
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