Mt 6:19-23
[Jesus said to his disciples,] 19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. 20But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
22“The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; 23but
if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the
light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.”
Reflection:
Store up treasures in heaven.
There is no security in material wealth, no salvation in worldly
possessions. All material things are perishable; they are lost, worn
out, or made useless. Only heavenly treasures last forever and assure us
of eternal life with God. The letter of St. James says, “Come now, you
rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries. Your wealth has rotted
away, your clothes have become moth-eaten, your gold and silver have
corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will
devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up treasure for the last
days” (Jas 5:1-3).
Jesus tells us to store up treasures in
heaven. We are to fix our eyes on God. Our heart must always be set on
God as the center of our interest and the summit of our life. God should
be our first choice. Our words and actions should please God and be in
accordance to God’s will. What we do here on earth should lead us to God
and to the heavenly treasure.
Since the lamp of the body is the eye,
let us see with the eyes of faith that it is God whom we need in this
life. We must rely on God, placing our trust in his providential care.
Let us remember that to be with God in heaven is our goal.
What do you consider your treasures?Are you storing up treasures for eternal life?
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