Treasure

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.-William Penn


Matthew 6:21 states:  "For where your treasure is,there will your heart also be".  Treasure is defined as accumulated wealth, anything greatly valued, or to prize and to put away for future use.  When we treasure something it is usually something that we put in high regard.  What is it that we are to treasure? Isaiah 33:6 states: "And there shall be stability in your times, an abundance of salvation,wisdom,and knowledge; the reverent fear and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His."
What are we treasuring in our lives? For most of us it is money and material possessions. We are in a sense hoarding possessions and we don't realize it.  Keeping our treasures to ourselves cannot and will not save our lives. Job 20:20-29(MSG):"Such God-denying people are never content with what they have or who they are; their greed drives them relentlessly.  They plunder everything but they can't hold on to any of it.  Just when they think they have it all,disaster strikes;they're served up a plate full of misery.  When they've filled their bellies with that, God gives them a taste of his anger,and they get to chew on that for a while.  As they run for their lives from one disaster,they run smack into another.  They're knocked around from pillar to post,beaten within an inch of their lives.  They're trapped in a house of horrors,and see their loot disappear down a black hole.  Their lives a total loss-not a penny to their name,not so much as a bean.  God will strip them of their sin-soaked clothes and hang their dirty laundry out for all to see.  Life is a complete wipe out for them,nothing surviving God's wrath. There!That's God's blueprint for the wicked-what they have to look forward too."
Matthew 6:19 states: "Do not gather and heap up and store up for yourselves treasures on earth,where moth,rust and worm consume and destroy,and where thieves break through and steal."  This shows us how vain it is to store up treasures and what the consequences are when we store up treasures.
Matthew 13:44 states: "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in field. When a man found it,he hid it again,and then in his joy,went and sold all he had and brought that field."Treasure is a precious possession. We attempt as believers in Christ to obtain eternal life. Are treasures worth more than eternal life? Absolutely not. The things that we treasure here on earth are of no use in heaven. What we all need to realize is that the ultimate treasure is eternal life and not our material possessions.  What you treasure here on earth should be more of a mindset and not earthly possessions.