Growth in Giving - Day 29

September 23, 2012

"Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be."
Matthew 6:21

The treasure referred to in Matthew 6:21 is what we should build up in heaven.  Our treasures on earth can be destroyed or stolen.  In heaven, our treasures are safe; they cannot be taken away from us.  The thing is, we have to build our treasure in heaven while we are still on earth.  It is very easy for us to want more; a bigger house, a faster car, a grander vacation.  These all sound great, but they serve no purpose beyond earth.  The way we can build treasures in heaven are by giving of ourselves on earth.  We have many gifts to give; money, time, love, attention.  The more we give of ourselves the easier it is to give.  We can all find a few minutes to give attention to someone that is lonely.  We can all spend some time helping someone.  We can all find a few dolloars or cents to give to our church or to help homeless.  The point is, the gifts we have are our treasure.  What we spend our treasure on make all the difference.

Thank you God for all the gifts you have given each of us.  Thank you for giving us the opportunities to use our gifts to help others, to improve situations, or to simply show we care.  Be with us in our times of doubt, when we aren't sure where our gifts can best be used.  Help us to see the good we can do with our gifts.  Remind us that spending our gifts on earth builds our treasure in heaven.  Amen

Author:  Charlie Barnard