It's a long chapter but I found God spoke to me on a few sections of Scripture.
V32-v34.
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.
Jesus taught his disciples in the previous passage to "seek His kingdom" and God promises to provide for his disciples. Verse 32 reminds me that there is absolute joy coming from the Father in sharing His inheritance that is eternal. It speaks so much volume about the generous nature of God. Also, verse 34 states that what we treasure is where we put out efforts.
Throughout this chapter the theme of temporal versus eternal treasure came up. (v13-34)
Some food for thought:
1) Where does your treasure lie?
2) What is meant by treasure in heaven?
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I think my past two years abroad have helped me understand what it means to store up treasures in heaven, not treasures on earth. Take my year in China for example. I knew I was going to be there for only a year. And so, I always thought of it as a temporary home. I knew there was no point in buying a lot of stuff, because at the end of the year, I would need to pack up my life in two suitcases again. I noticed most of the other foreigners who were Christians lived the same way I did. None of us had come to China with the intention of making money. So, we didn't feel any attachment to the money, and as a result, were much more generous with it. Whenever someone else needed money, we'd always offer it without a second thought. It was a true community of believers where everyone shared everything. And not only that, but because we knew our time in China had an expiry date, we really made use of the chances to share the gospel with the new friends we made. We understood these friends would only be in our lives for this season, so we had to act now.
Sadly, since I've come back to Canada, I think I'm starting to think again that this is my permanent home - which it is not. I have to constantly remind myself that although I might live here for much longer, I will leave one day, and the only thing that I can hope to see again are the faces of those that have also believed.
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