There’s a mysterious tug inside us—a gravitational
pull toward whatever we treasure most. Jesus nailed it in Matthew 6:21: “For
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” And wow, is that
ever true. Your heart doesn’t just visit your treasure—it moves in, decorates
the place, and starts paying rent. It orbits around it like the earth around
the sun. Your thoughts, emotions, and decisions all start dancing to its
rhythm.
In Jesus’ day, treasure meant spices, silks, and
shiny metals—things moths could munch and rust could ruin. People saw wealth
and status as signs of divine favor. But Jesus flipped that script. He wasn’t
anti-bling; He was pro-eternity. His point? If your treasure lies in the vault
of earthly things, your heart will follow—and eventually, it’ll feel the weight
of that choice.
Jesus introduces us to a kind of “spiritual magnet.”
Whatever you call your treasure—that’s where your time, money, energy, and
attention naturally flow. That’s where your affections will be attracted to,
will settle in and unpack.
Think of someone in love. They light up when their
beloved walks in, rearrange their calendar just to be near them, and talk about
them like it’s their full-time job. That’s what it feels like when your
treasure owns your heart. If it’s your career, your mood swings with promotions
and performance. If it’s possessions, peace depends on protecting or expanding
them. But when your treasure is Jesus? Your heart finds its true home. You
crave His presence. You lean into His priorities. You’re drawn to Him like iron
to a magnet.
Earthly treasures thrill us—for a moment. They
promise joy, security, identity. But they can’t hold those promises. They slip
through your fingers like sand. You get the thing you wanted... and still feel
hollow.
So how’s your heart lately? Pulled in too many
directions? Anxious? Maybe your treasure’s parked in the wrong place. Re-center
it. Reinvest it. Give your best affection to what can’t be stolen or spoiled.
Set your treasure in Heaven—and watch your heart follow like a compass locked
on true north.
May the Lord gently expose misplaced treasures and draw your heart back to Him. May your joy grow as you treasure Jesus above all else. And may your heart rest in the One who never fades, never fails, and forever fulfills.
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