On Treasure
1 Corinthians 2:9
King James Bible
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared
for them that love him.
Matthew 6:19-24
New International Version (NIV)
Treasures in
Heaven
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where
thieves break in and steal.
20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and
where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be
also.
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are
healthy, your whole body will be full of light.
23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body
will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great
is that darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate
the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the
other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Proverb says Wisdom as a Treasure, and we need to seek
for it.
Proverbs 2
New International Version (NIV)
Moral Benefits of
Wisdom
1 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands
within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for
understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver and search for it
as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find
the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come
knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 24
New International Version (NIV)
3 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding
it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and
beautiful treasures.
Proverbs 15
New International Version (NIV)
6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked
brings ruin.
Matthew 13
New King James Version (NKJV)
The Parable of the
Hidden Treasure
44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man
found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys
that field.
LOOKING FOR THE GOLD
As a young Scots boy,
Andrew Carnegie came to America and started doing odd jobs. He ended up as one of the largest steel manufacturers in the United States. At one time he had
43 millionaires working for him. Several decades ago, a million dollars used to
be a lot of money; even today it is a lot of money. Someone asked Mr. Carnegie
how he dealt with people. Andrew Carnegie replied, "Dealing with people is like digging gold: When
you go digging for an ounce of gold, you have to move tons of dirt to get an
ounce of gold. But when you go digging, you don't go looking for the dirt, you
go looking for the gold."
What
is your focus?
Become
a digger for gold. If you are looking for what is wrong with people or with
things, you will find many. What are you looking for? Andrew Carnegie's reply
has a very important message. There is something positive in every person and
every situation. Sometimes we have to dig deep to look for the positive because
it may not be apparent. Besides, we are so used to looking for what is wrong
with other people and situations, we forget to see
what is right. Someone once said that even a stopped clock is right twice a
day.
Remember
when you go looking for gold, you have to move tons of dirt to get to an ounce of gold. But when you go
looking, you don't go looking for the dirt, you go looking for the gold.
So we also need to have compassion towards each other,
with a loving heart as like Jesus.
Philippians 2
The Message (MSG)
He Took on the
Status of a Slave
1-4 If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following
Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a
community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you
care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be
deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your
way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be
obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend
a helping hand.
5-8 Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of
himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that
he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all.
When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status
of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an
incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he
lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and
the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion.
9-11 Because of that obedience, God lifted him high and
honored him far beyond anyone or anything, ever, so that all created beings in
heaven and on earth—even those long ago dead and buried—will bow in worship
before this Jesus Christ, and call out in praise that he is the Master of all,
to the glorious honor of God the Father.
Have A Great And Blessed Day Ahead
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