Matt 6:19-21 Where your heart stay?

Matthew 6:19-21
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

How do we gain treasures in heaven? From the verses before, doing things selflessly. Why would you do anything not secretly (v 4, 6, 18)? Probably to gain something in return, whether it be physical resources or praise from others. That’s the wrong intention (1 cor 10:24 or Phil 2:3). The idea of selflessness (selfless giving, selfless serving, selfless actions), these things seem to gain you rewards in heaven.

Now the real question is, where does your heart lie? Is it in the world or is it in heaven? We know where it should be (our citizenship is in heaven Phil 3:20), but is it really there? What do we look for? What are our treasures? Things of Earth (money, other worldly pleasures) or in Heaven (God, the Word)? What comes out when you speak? Worldly things or Godly things (Matt 15:8 Out of the overflow of your heart, your mouth speaks).

Where is your heart? With God or with men? Ask yourself that and think upon it…

1 Cor 9:25b

1 cor 9:25b They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
It gives you two choices, one that runs for a crown that does last and one that doesn’t.
Which one do you run for?
Rewards that don’t last are things of the world (1 pe 1:24-25
“All men are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25but the word of the Lord stands forever.”)
The rewards that do last are the things in heaven (where moths and rust don’t destroy or thieves steal Matt 6:20)
How do we get rewards?
-Doing things in secret. (notes in matt 6= The secrecy in v4, 6, 18, is the idea that we do it selflessly. Why would you do anything not secretly? to gain something in return, whether it be physical resources or praise from others. True selflessness is doing things not to gain anything; “giving” in resources and your body (fasting without looking weary)…
-Persevering through trials (James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him)

Character of the day: Selflessness…

(this is a train of thought that I had. I had to go to school before i finished it. Something to the likes of “if you had to train for a marathon, why would you buy shoes that would wear out easily? In the same case, if you’re planning on going for a prize that is eternal, why would you use something that won’t last? The only thing that’s eternal is 1 pe 1:25, word of the Lord stands forever, which is useful for training!! 2 tim 3:16)

Phil 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility, consider others better than yourself.