05 04 07 Treasured in Heaven

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
(Matthew 6:21)

This is a simple, yet very difficult phrase in God’s word for us to catch, especially for men. We tend to talk a good game; what we plan to do and what we know God would have us to do. Somehow, somewhere along the way, we get sidetracked, detoured, and find ourselves doing everything that we have no business doing and nothing we should be doing! Paul mentions this very thing:

“For the good that I will do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.” (Romans 7:19)

Are heart must be set upon things of God! Is what we treasure on earth equal to the things that are treasured in heaven, or firewood in God’s eyes? What are our hearts’ desires? Can it be said that our heart is set after God’s very own heart?

It’s every man’s battle to do right; by God, by his family, by his church and by his employer. I believe it’s every man’s duty to have a few special people in our lives to hold us accountable to that commitment. Lord knows, when we look in the mirror, our vision tends to be somewhat distorted! Our spouse is a good measure of how we do day-to-day, as are our children. When is the last time we sat down with our family on a Saturday or Sunday evening and ask, “So how is Dad doing?” What a loaded question!

It does no good to make a list of home improvements, marriage improvements, or parental improvements, just to let the list sit on a counter. Share that list with a trusted companion. Ask him to hold you accountable to those commitments. It would help to give that list to the Lord as well, and give Him free reign to take control of what we can’t control (you get it men?).

I have realized that it does no good to isolate ourselves. People will always let us down, yet we are wired to need people. Isolation leads to desolation! Let’s accept people for who they are and share the sweet fellowship of God’s love and grace. Allow the Spirit of God to bind us together as a living body, both to strengthen one another and to draw a searching world into His love. Let’s begin to treasure the things of heaven; grace, peace, fellowship, submission, service, sacrifice and forgiveness. It’s sad, but true; what we spend our time doing is what we treasure. Good thing about, we can change! Are we willing to turn from this world and do the things treasured in heaven?