A heart for God: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven. Matthew 6:19-24
6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body…”
What do we see when we look at what we have? Is it something we’ve earned and therefore have the right to do with what we want? Or, do we see it as a gift from God who has granted us graces by which to live and give, blessings received to be used to bless others?
6:24 “No one can serve two masters… you cannot serve both God and money”
To what is my heart most devoted? On what is my heart most reliant? In what have I placed my hope and security?
In another place Jesus challenges us to look at life, my body, my treasures, my pursuits, in what or who I place my affections on and my security in… Luke 12:22-34
6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body…”
So, how do I see what I see?
Luke 12:22-23
How do we see life? Jesus says “...I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat… For life is more than food”
How do we see my body? “...your body, what you will wear… the body more than clothes.”
Luke 12:29-30
How do I see, my treasures “...do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them.”
Those things the pagan world runs after, but I am to forsake my pursuit of them and trust my Father’s love and goodness to provide for me?
How do I see my heavenly Father? Luke 12:32-34 32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
How do I see the Ohe One who gives my life at all, let alone eternal life in Christ, who provides for me every good thing, and gives me the privilege to be His representative, even His hands and feet, a “middle man” in His giving?
The three general areas he cultivated to be able to love as he did
List of all the things the good Samaritan must’ve been doing to be ready, able, and willing - he held loosely to what he has been given, because he held tightly to God’s principle of goodness and giving
