Soaking this in recently,
“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.
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
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!
windows into your body. If you open
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.
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 and 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.
follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes and 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.
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,
God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t
worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns
will be met.
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,
God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t
worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns
will be met.
Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now,
and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will
help you deal with whatever hard things come when the time comes.â€� – Matthew 6:19-34 (The message)
and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will
help you deal with whatever hard things come when the time comes.â€� – Matthew 6:19-34 (The message)
May we all learn to live in this love more.
