What are you living for?

What are you living for?

Want to know the answer to that question, then look at what you do with your two most valuable resources: your time and your money.

Are you spending these 2 on earthly treasures trying to make your life as safe, pleasurable, and comfortable as you can in this world?  Or, are you spending them on things that are making His glory known and His saving power made among all nations?  

We have the tendency to look at people using their resources for the latter,  the ones building up treasures in heaven, and who sell themselves out for the gospel, and we think they are nuts. We ask them, or more than likely talk behind their backs, why would they leave the comforts of America to go deliver the gospel in some of the toughest areas of the world. We see people risk their reputations, or sacrifice money, gifts, trips, and possessions to making Christ's glory known, and we question their motives.  

But, I believe these kind of feelings should drive us to look into our own hearts and ask...
"Where is my treasure? Am I building up treasures here on earth, or am I building treasures in heaven?"  Jesus tells us, where our treasure is, there our heart will be also. (Matthew 6:19-21)

So, let's look upon the cross and the empty grave, and remind ourselves, He is worthy of giving our lives, our time, and our money.  Earthly treasures pale in comparison to His majesty.  Let's live with minds and hearts focused on building treasures in heaven, not the things of this world.

God, give us grace to see the bigger picture.

thanks for reading. 

Peace,

bg

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Do not love the world, or the things in this world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father  is not in Him. For all that is in this world - desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions - is not from the Father, but from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. - 1 John 2:15-17