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Treasures in Heaven pt 2 - Pastor Stuart Price

But lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven where neither moth nor rust

destroys and thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:20

Jesus is teaching His disciples about eternal things and how to live life

on the earth. Like Abraham who was a sojourner in a foreign land, just

passing through looking for the city to come Hebrew 11:8-10 We also have

this attitude that this place is not all that God has for us. In

Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has put eternity in their hearts. In every human soul

is a God-given awareness that there is ‘something more’ than this transient

world, and with that awareness of eternity comes a hope that we can one day

find a fulfillment not afforded by the ‘vanity’ in this world. Paul says in

1 Corinthians 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of

all men the most pitiable.

Jesus said in John 14:1-6 ‘In my father's house are many mansions I go to

prepare a place for you.' So He is saying in Matthew 6:19-21 Don’t just

live to accumulate and hoard treasures in this life only but lay up for

yourselves treasures in Heaven. Both you and I can be rich in this life and

the one to come. Some people are very rich in this world but bankrupt in

Heaven.

Jesus told a parable in Luke 12:13-21 ‘Please Read’ A rich man had a farm

and it yielded a plentiful crop. He said ‘I will build a greater barn and

store all my crops for years to come. He said soul, you have many goods

laid up for many years, take your ease, eat, drink and be merry. But God

said to him ’You Fool! This night your soul will be required of you, then

whose will those things be? Then Jesus said ’So is he, who lays up treasure

for himself and is not rich towards God. Matthew 6:21 For where your

treasure is there your heart will be also.

I don’t know about you, but Jesus’ sermon makes me stop and take account of

what I treasure.

Have an awesome week ahead

Pastors Stuart & Colleen.