As part of the Time To Build Campaign, we as a Church are following a devotional over the course of 20 days together. It is believed these devotionals will challenge and encourage each of us as we explore God’s call for Christians to be good stewards of His bountiful provision.

Week One, Day One

Your Only True Treasure

Matthew 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Apply In this passage, Jesus tells us the most important lesson of all about money: our heart, our desire and hope, is tied closely to our treasure. Our money and our heart go together. We all know that, of course, to some extent. But when Jesus calls our attention to this part of our character, He confronts us.

He alerts us to the powerful pull that material wealth possesses, an allure that makes us act and believe in ways contrary to our Christian confession. We say that we live for heaven; our bank statements show us what we really live for. He calls us to examine where we place our money and our heart: earthly pleasures that fade away or eternal kingdom investments that last forever.

1. Where is most of your treasure? Is that where your heart is?

2.   When you give, does that frighten you or excite you? Why?

Pray For a renewed heart that tells treasure what to do, not more treasure that tells your heart what to do.

Do Look at your bank statement and your credit card statements. Where does most of your money go? Are those your priorities?