So, today at church, during the sermon, many questions were posed to me.
Before reading them, check out our text from today: Matthew 6:16-33. I know it is a passage read many, many times. But read it slowly. I’ll put the verses beside the questions. Reread them with the questions.
vs. 16-18
…From where do I draw my worth? From people or from God? (see galatians 1:10)
…What do I glory in? Myself or the mystery (see col. 1:27b)
…Am I secure enough in Christ to truly believe that God will reward the secret things that no one else esteems? (vs 18 specifically)
vs. 19-21
…What are my “treasures”? Where are they? To what end do they exist? (Earthly or Eternal)
vs. 22-23
…Am I seeing clearly?
…Are my eyes looking through this life toward eternity?
vs. 24
…Where does my allegiance lie?
vs. 33
…Do I really believe that?
The question in bold is the question from which all the other questions stem. You take a few minutes to think about that…before continuing what I am going to hone in on.
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Reread verse 21.
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
-Your heart follows your treasure.
-If my heart follows my treasure on earth, my heart will be destroyed or stolen.
-If it follows the treasure I lay up in Heaven, my heart will be kept safe.
-Is what I follow eternal?
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So, the last question is, How does one live eternally in the present day culture of instant gratification? By abiding in close fellowship with Christ (see John 15).
