February 8, 2009

"Do not 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 moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21.

In our society we scurry and work to build up our financial nest egg. Our 401k and bank account, our home and all the accouterments of a "good life." Is that a "good life"? Are we fulfilled and at peace or are we worried and harried over our finances? Matthew tells us "You cannot serve both God and Money." (Matthew 16:24) Whom do you serve? Where do you spend your time? Is your time spent in meditation on God's word to show yourself approved? (2 Timothy 2:15)

Of course we must spend time doing the work that pays our bills but when our work is done are we spending time with the Lord or the television or computer? Do you spend time every day talking to your heavenly Father and learning the things he desires you to know? Is He your best friend and confidante? I hope and pray that we may all know God as our loving father and best friend who is always there for us. That we would all know of His unsurpassing love for each and every one of us, though we don't deserve it. I pray that we all make every effort to increase our knowledge of Him by spending time each day getting to know our Father in a deeper way.

"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever." 1 John 2:15-17