Talk Tuesday-Store Up Well

From the time of our birth we are in pursuit of fulfillment. We seek to be fed, clothed, loved and nurtured. As we mature, we seek to find our own identity and stake a claim to belong somewhere of importance. We look for acknowledgment and validation oftentimes in wealth, status, power, physical beauty, material possessions, accomplishments and the size of our bank accounts. It is as though we are ever reaching, and never finding-longing for something that can fill the God-sized void in our souls. We find ourselves storing up temporal possessions, which, in the face of death and sickness, become unmasked as counterfeits to the source of true joy.

Jesus knows us in our humanity. He sees our hearts. As one who is fully God and fully man-He offers us a unique perspective, one that transcends temporal pleasures and earthly principles. He says, “31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well,'” Matthew 6:31-33. He reminds us that salvation, forgiveness and eternal life are found in Him alone; “16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him,” John 3:16-17.

 Finally, He urges us to store up well. 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,” Matthew 6:19-21. So, let us live our lives with eternity in mind, as citizens of heaven who are faithful pilgrim-stewards on this journey on earth!

Blessings in Christ.