Matthew 6:19-20 (NKJV) 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Material things. Stuff. Possessions. There are lots of different names for what we own. What’s important is not what it’s called, but what place those things hold in our hearts.
There’s no doubt that we live in a materialistic world. It’s all around us, no matter where we look. And we’re constantly inundated with advertising that touts the latest and the greatest of products.
But as followers of Christ, we need to let the Holy Spirit help us discern when it comes to the things we buy and the things we spend our money on.
So many times we’re not satisfied unless we’re constantly getting bigger and better things. We buy homes that have more rooms than we know what to do with. Or we keep adding on and/or improving them so they feature the newest and best in amenities.
And the cars we drive get more and more expensive, sporting the newest in luxuries, the fastest engines or the latest and greatest in technology.
Are these wrong? Not necessarily. That’s between us and God. We need to seek Him any time we spend the money He has blessed us with. After all, it’s not really our money. He has simply entrusted us with it, to be good stewards of it.
But we all need to understand that living lives of excess isn’t good stewardship. We need to know when “enough is enough”. Again, knowing and understanding this is always between God and each individual.
There is no magic line that we cross that suddenly says “you have too much”. But as we grow and mature as believers, we will be able to see these things more easily and make wiser choices.
Where do our treasures lie?
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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