Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
Matthew 6:19-24
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasure on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your you whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."
I like this passage alot. It's message is pretty straight forward I think. You shouldn't spend all your time trying to be on top in the world and trying to have the newest stuff all the time. God and doing his will is the priority! It will be okay if you have lots of hand-me-downs or things from the thrift store. God is clearly telling you that the things you gain in this world will come to an end where in Heaven nothing you gain there will ever end! It also talks about the eye being the light of the body. I think this refers to how you need to stay innocent and pure. If you lose that in one area it says your whole body will be full of darkness or sin. Sort of like it opens the door for more sin to enter into your life.
