Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.
-Matthew 19-21; The Message
So who knows anything about treasure? It’s valuable, right? It’s precious. People kill other people for it. Empires are built on it, and they fall because of it. Human beings become savages, forsake their God, and turn to evil, in order to seek it. Treasure.
Basically, treasure is what we as humans have deemed worthy of our desire. Gold is precious, because it’s shiny and hard to find. Hundreds of years ago, if people had found a uranium deposit, they probably would have thrown it away, because gold was the most valuable thing anyone could find. Even diamonds weren’t as costly. Today, different things are worth more. Oil is quickly becoming the valuable resource, because it’s running out. After it runs out, the new energy source will be the most valuable thing on the planet. Nations will fight wars over these two things. Thousands, probably hundreds of thousands or millions will die. The world will change drastically, all because of a slick oily substance we put in our cars and power plants.
Well, these are earthly treasures. As Christians, as God-Followers, we must not become involved in the race for these treasures. We must focus on God, on Christ, and allow Him to lead us. When we concern ourselves with the bickering of this world, we are left defenseless and open to the enemy’s attack, and we will walk away from what is REALLY important.
I’m having such a hard time staying focused. I can blame the times…the elections, the energy quarrels, the war, the nuclear crisis, the fate of the world…but really it’s my own ability to block out what’s around me and face my God straight on and say, “Please hold me!” Now, more than ever, I need my God. And when I push Him away, or ignore Him, or forget Him, I am willingly leaving the only Treasure I’ll ever need.
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