"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: (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: (21) For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Matthew 6:19 – 21
I know it is common for us all to concern ourselves with our future. So, we work hard and save for our future, because the day will come when we will no longer to be able to work. There is nothing wrong with that at all, we all need a nest egg for tomorrow. With that being said, Christians should not allow themselves to forget or even neglect their nest egg in heaven. Just think if some Christians put as much effort sacrifice into the work of the Lord as they did into their collection of worldly possessions, they would be “heaven reward rich”. A lot of Christians will have little or no service to the Lord and His churches while have a lot in this world. As Christians, we all need to pay attention to the scriptures and obey as the Lord commands. Sometimes I can see by reactions of people when witnessing or preaching the word of God is being ignored, beloved, you will never make a bigger mistake in your entire life than you will when you ignore God’s word. Our Heavenly Father is so gracious to us, He sent His own dear Son (Who knew no sin) to die for our sins. Jesus said there is no greater love than a man laydown his life for a brother. John 15:13 That is the sacrifice God made of His own and His dear Son made for you. We are saved from the fiery pits of eternal hell because of this great sacrifice of grace and mercy on God’s part. God had no gain from this sacrifice and neither did Jesus, because their sacrifice was an act of love, not for gain. This should be why we Christians live our life on this earth, to glorify our Fathers love and our Saviour’s love. Once saved every newborn child of God ought to be baptized and join a local New Testament church and make it our earthly spiritual home. We ought to sacrifice for it and do everything to make sure it is being the lighthouse of God in your community. We ought to search the scriptures daily paying awfully close attention to its contents, working to fulfill God’s commandments. This ought not be for gain, but because we love Him like He first loved us. 1 John 4:19 We ought to help those in need, beginning in our own churches, then to those around us. We ought to love our brothers and sisters in Christ more than anyone else, because these are our eternal family. We should never allow another Christian or their family to go without while we have for ourselves. James wrote "What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? (15) If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, (16) And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? (17) Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone." James 2:14 – 17 Many people call themselves Christians, but when their works are dead chances are faith is not there. The Lord told us that our test as Christians is that we love each other, how can we love God and Jesus if Christians cannot love one another. Where is your spiritual heart, what balance in heavens rewards bank, you cannot check the account, you cannot withdraw from it, but when we get to heaven Jesus will give us our rewards and crowns. There is not reward’s for overlooking scripture and looking another way when a need is there. Loving one another just because we are Christians, with no strings attached is a must and not an option. Folks, we all have one life on this earth, God has saved our unworthy souls from hell’s eternal never quenching fires, we need to focus on the bible and walk in the spirit doing for God and ignoring this world and it’s treasure’s. "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. (12) Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; (13) Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. (14) If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. (15) If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." 1 Corinthians 3:11 - 15
