What Do I Treasure?
Scripture – Luke 12:32-34: 32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Reflection: This passage raises a pertinent question: What do I treasure? That’s where my heart will be. What is most important to me in life? That’s where I will focus my attention.
Sometimes inner change is effected by changing behavior. Jesus says here to practice giving to the poor. Take what seems valuable and give it way. That will have a great effect on me. The more I loosen my grip on the stuff of this world, the more I uncover what’s truly valuable.
The irony is that which has the most value is that which God is pleased to give – at no cost. So today, I’ll practice holding loosely to the things of life. I’ll let my heart adopt a deeper treasure – one of true value – the kingdom of heaven.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, April 26 – Luke 12:35-40: 35“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. 38It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. 39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
Reflection: This passage raises a pertinent question: What do I treasure? That’s where my heart will be. What is most important to me in life? That’s where I will focus my attention.
Sometimes inner change is effected by changing behavior. Jesus says here to practice giving to the poor. Take what seems valuable and give it way. That will have a great effect on me. The more I loosen my grip on the stuff of this world, the more I uncover what’s truly valuable.
The irony is that which has the most value is that which God is pleased to give – at no cost. So today, I’ll practice holding loosely to the things of life. I’ll let my heart adopt a deeper treasure – one of true value – the kingdom of heaven.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, April 26 – Luke 12:35-40: 35“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. 38It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. 39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
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