Encouragement
"where your treasure is, your heart will be also."
Matthew 6:21
In my bible, the title for this part of Matthew is entitle, "treasures in heaven". The Lord tells us in this passage to not store up treasures on earth where rust and moths destroy, but to store them in heaven, when moths and rust will not destroy(v 19-20). We all like things, and they are nice gifts on earth, but they cannot compare to the wonderful things God has for us in Heaven! Today, in church they were talking about Jesus being the prize that we run after. No one on earth is going to give you a medal for being a great Christian. In fact the apostle Paul got persecuted and rediculed. And that may happen to us too. But when we get into Heaven, our loving Father will say-"well done, good and faithful servant" and crown us with the crown of glory and give us our beautiful and heavenly reward! And the greatest reward of all will be HIM! His love, that endures forever on earth, and is eternal in Heaven will be the greatest prize anyone can recieve.
If we seek the Lords face, and run after Him, he will meet us where we are, and He will respond to our prayer and petition. He is a faithful God. But He is also a jealous God who wants all of us. We are His treasures. Will we make Him our treasure as well?
Dear Heavenly Father-help us to run after you. You are our prise, our goal, and our life. After all, you are the Giver of life and nothing is possible without you, anyway. If we store up treasures on earth, they will give us temporary pleasure. But when we seek you, we shall recieve eternal pleasure, on earth and even more in Heaven! Helps us to want more of you. Meet us in the place of longing to be with you, Lord. I praise you for your love, and that as much as we run after you, you are running after us, you The Most High God LOVES to be with us, mere humans. BLESS YOUR NAME, LORD.
AMEN
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