Don't hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded
by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven,
where it's safe from moth and rust and burglars. It's obvious, isn't it?
The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to
be, and end up being.
Your eyes are windows into your body. If
you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with
light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a
dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life
you will have!
You can't worship two gods at once. Loving one
god, you'll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for
the other. You can't worship God and Money both.
If you decide
for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss
about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your
closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you
put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you
hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down
to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far
more to him than birds.
Has anyone by fussing in front of the
mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money
wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead
of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the
wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and
design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country
look shabby alongside them.
If God gives such attention to the
appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you
think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What
I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied
with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know
God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God
and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative,
God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your
everyday human concerns will be met.
Matthew 28:20-30
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