"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also ,"
Matt 6:21, Luke 12:34
This verse came to mind today and I've not been able to stop thinking about it...When I've heard this verse spoken on or when I have thought about it-treasure has been time or talents or skills but actually when you look at the passage it is in the context of finance. The treasure that Jesus is talking about here is money...cash,wages...
I think about money alot more these days than I ever used to - partly because I now work for a debt counselling charity CAP and also because, if I'm honest-I earn less than I have preciously in my post graduation career...
Money is the language everyone in the world understands-whether you have alot of alittle, you know about money-its primarily the thing we understand as having value...which is why Jesus's statement cuts right to the heart, or at least it should for us here in the West because if we are honest its the only thing that we understand the value of. Whilst we know that time and skills are valuable I don't believe we understand their value until they have a price tag on them.
That then begs the question, what do I place value on?where does my money go?if it all goes on food does it mean that's where I am seeking to satisfy myself with that and not trusting in God for my daily bread?If I am spending my money on make-up and clothes, am I looking to spend money to form my identity in the exterior rather being content as a child of God?
Please hear me I am NOT saying we should not spend money on ourselves, on nice food to enjoy what God has given and buying nice clothes, if you can afford it, to show off the creation God has made...but Jesus says what we invest with our 'treasure' in, that's where our heart is...is it in material things, or donations or loving people, social action or the church?
Where is your heart?
