Heavenly Treasures
“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heavens where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.”
Mathew 6:20
I always feel that, if I would have been in any of the European countries, I could have worked till the age of may be 70-80 years and could have helped my son also to settle abroad along with us. This way I could have made a lot of money. While these thoughts were going on in my mind, the Holy Spirit spoke to me that once my worldly life ends on this earth, this money for which we people struggle so much would be left behind and would all be of no use to me. A question came to my mind,” What did I really save for my eternal life and where would I spend my entire life?”
I tried to think about my last moments on this earth. I feel I would not have anything to take along with me and also nothing to offer God. I pondered, “What did I actually save for my heavenly stay?” When these thoughts came to my mind I became very restless. I started getting the same feeling what a student would get who didn’t study the whole year and now is about to appear for his examination. Luke 9:25 tells us, “what good is it for someone to gain the whole world and yet loose or forfeit their very self ?”
Mathew 6:33 says “but seek first His kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.”
It means that we will gain a double profit if we are in Christ. We will collect heavenly treasures and God will provide for all our worldly needs. Hallelujah!
Luke 5:1-11 tells us that Peter struggled the whole night but could not catch any fish, which was his only source of income, but when he allowed his resources to be used for Christ, listened to Him and obeyed Him,
Christ helped him catch a large haul of fish and his net began breaking. It means that when we surrender ourselves and our resources totally to Christ, we will get blessings in abundance.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, we ask for the grace to always look for Your Holy presence and to seek the kingdom of God. Help us always to seek Your Heavenly kingdom rather than working day and night for worldly treasures. We ask this blessing in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ . Amen .
Sol. Vatsala