Where Your Heart Goes, Your Life Follows
Exposition
Every heart has a treasure map. Jesus doesn’t ask if we treasure things — He assumes we do. What He challenges is where we’re sending our treasure, because that destination quietly pulls our heart along with it.
Life is full of shiny rewards: success, approval, comfort, achievements, possessions. None of them are evil, but all of them are temporary. They rust, they fade, they get replaced, or they get taken. The danger isn’t owning things — it’s letting things own you.
When Jesus teaches about storing treasure in heaven, He’s inviting us to loosen our grip on what cannot last and strengthen our grip on what cannot be lost. Heavenly treasure isn’t stored in a vault; it’s stored in the kind of person you become — generous, faithful, loving, humble, surrendered, steady.
This passage isn’t a guilt trip about possessions. It’s a heart check. A way of asking: What has quietly risen to first place in my life? What consumes my attention? What shapes my decisions more than God does? These questions uncover the things we treasure without noticing — the ones that steer our emotions and habits.
Jesus doesn’t want to take good things away from you. He wants to free you from fragile treasures so your heart can anchor itself to what is eternal. When you treasure what God values, you become the kind of person no amount of loss can shake.
When you treasure what God values, you become the kind of person no amount of loss can shake.
Application
- •Identify the things that consume you.
- •Bring your misplaced treasures to God.
- •Invest intentionally in heavenly treasure.
Prayer
"God, reveal the treasures that compete for my heart. Show me the things I hold too tightly, and give me the courage to release them. Teach me to value what You value and invest my life in things that echo into eternity. Align my desires with Your kingdom so my heart follows You above all else. Amen."