Where is Your Treasure?

Brother Neff’s Collections—February 9, 2015

December 20, 2025

Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

In this passage Jesus is teaching His followers to train their hearts and minds to think more in terms of eternal things than earthly things.  We are either laying up treasures on this earth, or we are laying up treasures in heaven.

This is not the natural way for us to think and live, but it is part of the transformation that takes place as we grow in the Lord.  It only makes sense as we become more like Him.  This does not mean that we are not to earn money or take care of our families, or even leave them an inheritance.  These things are not wrong; they are our responsibilities.  

However, this world is not our priority. If all we do is live for material things, we are no different than the world.

The treasures that we lay up in this world are temporary and can be taken away from us.  Thieves can steal them, the government can tax them away, inflation can reduce them, and we (or our children) can make foolish decisions, and our treasures are then greatly reduced or gone completely.

The treasures that we lay up in heaven will remain forever.  The answer to this important question will guide us in our decisions and priorities: 

“Where is your treasure?”

Reflection—Invest in eternal things and your heart will follow.