19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Matthew 6:19-20 NKJV)
There is this minimalist idea, a way to live, that I have looked pretty deeply into and it makes a lot of sense to me. It disposes of most of the things we tend to collect in life that then just sit around and collect dust. It focuses upon maintaining that which will be used and brings value to life and rejects everything else. It is a much simpler way to live.
We have many scriptural verses that point to not laying up treasures on earth for ourselves. Everything we have, one day, will be sold, given to someone else or throw away. It is a sobering reality, but there it is. None of the things you treasure today will have much, if any, meaning in the future. Thus, why do we accumulate so much?
The things that have truly lasting value is that which we do for God, our relationship with Him and that which we do for others out of Godly love. Even our legacy will have little impact upon the future aside from that which we invest in others more than ourselves.
Reflect on: Where you are storing up your treasures. Will they have meaning when you are gone?
