OUR FATHER WHO SENT HIS SON TO DO AND TO TEACH Part 13

The Lord Jesus,  teaching His followers how to optimize their lives in His spiritual kiwangdom, cautions them against accumulating material wealth in the temporal realm. Mathew chapter 6 verses 19 - 21 reads this way;

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Whereas valuables on earth would be subject to degradation, corrosion, corruption and theft, the accumulating spiritual valuables in heaven is guaranteed not to depreciate because they are not subject to destruction and burglary.

If we fixate our minds to the accumulation of earthly wealth, our hearts will be entangled in the things of the earth and remain lodged in the things of the flesh. 

Conversely, if we set about deliberately doing the things that accumulate spiritual value in heaven, beyong a certain threshhold, our hearts will be elevated into heaven and will increasingly operate in the spiritual realm.

Let us heed our Lord's counsel and turn our eyes upon the things of His kingdom.

Amen.

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