Where is Your Focus? – (Matt 6:19-21)
Matt 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Dearly Beloved,
Observations and research show that the motivation of every living being is to go out in the morning and return profitable. In other words, we pursue those things that are most profitable and discard others.
In the verses of scripture above, Jesus is continuing His sermon on the mountainside and He is showing us how a genuine follower of God is supposed to live to please the Father. Jesus brings up two big temptations we all face as believers that distract us and pull us away from the importance and the satisfaction that we can have in our relationship with God the Father. The big question from the Sermon on the Mount is the question of where my heart (and yours) really is.
Today, God wants us to evaluate ourselves to see if our hearts are seeking after self or after a real, vibrant relationship with God. Without question, we can in a lot of ways, put on a mask so people will perceive us as spiritual or godly, when in reality, deep in our heart of hearts or in our private lives, we struggle with fears, temptations, and desiring the things of the world or for man’s praise instead of God’s glory.
In Verse 20, Jesus directly addresses the heart by asking the question, “Where is your treasure?” He says in Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
As you read this epistle, chances are that thare are lot of things vying for your heart. This is why God wants to know where your focus is. He wants to know what your eyes are focused on. God is interested in “who, or what you are serving. This morning, Jesus is calling us all to repentance, to live a life of faith, and to serve the one true God.
In Verse 33, Jesus admonished us to seek first the Kingdom of God and if heaven is our goal as Christians, we will build everything to have it.
Remain EVER Blessed
Tunde IgbodeObservations and research show that the motivation of every living being is to go out in the morning and return profitable. In other words, we pursue those things that are most profitable and discard others.
In the verses of scripture above, Jesus is continuing His sermon on the mountainside and He is showing us how a genuine follower of God is supposed to live to please the Father. Jesus brings up two big temptations we all face as believers that distract us and pull us away from the importance and the satisfaction that we can have in our relationship with God the Father. The big question from the Sermon on the Mount is the question of where my heart (and yours) really is.
Today, God wants us to evaluate ourselves to see if our hearts are seeking after self or after a real, vibrant relationship with God. Without question, we can in a lot of ways, put on a mask so people will perceive us as spiritual or godly, when in reality, deep in our heart of hearts or in our private lives, we struggle with fears, temptations, and desiring the things of the world or for man’s praise instead of God’s glory.
In Verse 20, Jesus directly addresses the heart by asking the question, “Where is your treasure?” He says in Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
As you read this epistle, chances are that thare are lot of things vying for your heart. This is why God wants to know where your focus is. He wants to know what your eyes are focused on. God is interested in “who, or what you are serving. This morning, Jesus is calling us all to repentance, to live a life of faith, and to serve the one true God.
In Verse 33, Jesus admonished us to seek first the Kingdom of God and if heaven is our goal as Christians, we will build everything to have it.
Remain EVER Blessed
Resident Pastor
