HIdden Treasure

Scripture: Matthew 6:21
• “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (NIV)
• “It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.” (MSG)
• “Your heart will always be where your treasure is.” (CEV)

Observation:
The place where we store up the most stuff, attention, memories, money, etc. is where our hearts will want to spend the most time. Be it a home, a job, a relationship or set of relationships, a church or God’s Kingdom.

Application:
I was thinking about how I have felt after returning from a mission trip and how my heart longs, aches to be back in the place I just left – the place with all the little hands and feet, grubby smiles, the place with great amounts of both laughter and need. The place with little possessions and big hearts.
I’m not sure why my mind went here – I’ve never thought about this scripture in these terms before but there is something about the great TREASURE that is deposited in the hearts we leave behind at the end of a mission trip and the longing to return and be in that place – I guess it’s my heart wanting to be where I have stored treasure and a mission trip is one of the best “hands-on” examples in my life of storing up the right kind of treasure.
During this season when I have the opportunity to store up earthly treasure in terms of Christmas shopping vs. the opportunity to direct similar amounts of my finances to places that will serve the poor and needy of the world – I want the Kingdom to win in my heart – in my life!

Prayer:
Jesus, please stretch the places in my heart that have become numb to the life that you call us to. Re-awaken the places in me that have become far too satisfied with “good enough” and have stopped pursuing your HIGHEST.