“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

                    -Matthew 6:19-21

Everybody has a treasure. Some people treasure their wealth; some people treasure their social status. Others treasure their home, possessions, their friends, or their jobs. Obviously some of these things are important, but the fact is, no earthly treasure is ever safe. Riches vanish, homes burn, possessions are stolen. Even friends and family can be taken from us in the blink of an eye. Whether we keep our treasure in the bank or in our hearts, Christ tells us that the only safe place to lay up our valuables is in heaven.

Personally speaking, I would never entrust my money to a bank that I knew wasn’t secure. If it was known that they didn’t lock their doors at night or shut the safe when it wasn’t being used, there’s no way I would recommend them to others, let alone use their services myself. How much more foolish would it be for me to entrust my life’s treasure to this world, knowing that it could be swept away at any moment! Money can be earned and re-earned; my life cannot. That is why we are commanded in this Scripture to lay up our treasure  “…where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.”

One thing I’ve learned in my walk with God is that my feet always follow my heart. If my heart is in the wrong place, it won’t be long before my feet follow. That’s why we are instructed to lay up our treasure in heaven: if our treasure is in heaven, our heart will be in heaven. And if our heart is in heaven…well, you get the picture.