WHAT EXCITES YOU?

 

Sunday, July 31, 2022

 

WHAT EXCITES YOU?

 

Matt 6:19-22

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

KJV

 

          The heart, as it is used here, means “the thoughts and feelings of the mind.” It refers to those things that interests us. Jesus had just contrasted two kinds of treasure – and I almost hate using the word treasure because it often causes the reader to think of nothing else but money. Let’s simply say that Jesus was contrasting heavenly valuable things and earthly valuable things.

 

          What excites you? You can’t separate your heart from your treasure or your treasure from your heart. Your love determines what you consider valuable. Is it heavenly or earthly?

 

          Verse 22 need not confuse us. It means clear vision. To the shooter it means an unobstructed line of sight. To the person in a theater seat, it means not sitting behind a tall lady wearing a hat. The idea is that, if you can’t see clearly, then you may stumble or miss your target.

 

          One of my friends, a missionary in Papua New Guinea, reported baptizing thirteen converts! Now THAT excites me!

 

Dear Lord, change my heart that I might have clear vision of what is truly valuable. AMEN