Treasures
Treasures
Even though Moses was born into slavery, he was adopted into Pharaoh’s family and grew up in the royal palace of Egypt. He had all the riches he could ever hope for and a comfortable life that any slave would dream of.
Moses knew that royalty was not his heritage. Hebrews 11:24-27 tells us, “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasure of sin. For he considered reproach for the sake of Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, since he was looking ahead to the reward.”
Moses used his eyes of faith to recognize that the true treasures are not found on earth, but in heaven.
Jesus commands us, “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19-21).
What occupies your life? Is it making money? Are we so obsessed with earning a fine living that we forget what truly matters in our lives?
Jesus asked us a very important question that we must all answer. “For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)
Let’s remember that we will all one day stand before the judgment seat of God. He will not ask us how much money we have in the bank or what model car we drive. He will not ask us how beautiful our house is. On that day He will judge us according to our works and whether we have really made Him our top priority.
Let’s be like Moses. Let us lay our treasures in heaven, not on earth.
In Christ,
Jonathan
Even though Moses was born into slavery, he was adopted into Pharaoh’s family and grew up in the royal palace of Egypt. He had all the riches he could ever hope for and a comfortable life that any slave would dream of.
Moses knew that royalty was not his heritage. Hebrews 11:24-27 tells us, “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasure of sin. For he considered reproach for the sake of Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, since he was looking ahead to the reward.”
Moses used his eyes of faith to recognize that the true treasures are not found on earth, but in heaven.
Jesus commands us, “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19-21).
What occupies your life? Is it making money? Are we so obsessed with earning a fine living that we forget what truly matters in our lives?
Jesus asked us a very important question that we must all answer. “For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)
Let’s remember that we will all one day stand before the judgment seat of God. He will not ask us how much money we have in the bank or what model car we drive. He will not ask us how beautiful our house is. On that day He will judge us according to our works and whether we have really made Him our top priority.
Let’s be like Moses. Let us lay our treasures in heaven, not on earth.
In Christ,
Jonathan
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