Heaven's Treasure Is Ours When...

November 12

Jesus said that life doesn’t consist of the things we possess (Luke 12:15). Having an abundance of ‘things’ does not enhance our worth. Being without the ‘things’ the world values does not diminish us. Who we are, what we are, our ‘value’ lies not in any tangible commodity. Believers in Christ have a different value system.

Whether we are wealthy beyond measure and are able to indulge our desire for all the things that money can buy, or whether we are scrounging for our next meal, our worth is not evident to the eye of the beholder who thinks he can assess our worth by what we have.

If, then, the trappings of life mean nothing to our true ‘portfolio,’ what does matter? How can we assess who we are in a real, in an actual sense? The word of God gives us a very concise answer to that most besetting of questions. If we want to know our value, it must be assessed by an eternal auditing system. It is beyond the world’s ability to understand or to calculate.

In Colossians 3:1-4, Paul says, “Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things, for you died to those things and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life appears, you will be with Him in glory.” Heaven’s treasure is ours when we simply open our hearts to He who is heaven’s treasure.