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WHERE IS YOUR HEART?


Matthew 6:19-21

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.

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We live in a time and society that has all of us planning, working, toiling and pressing forward each day.  Every moment of our time and efforts press us towards goals and a future we carefully attempt to plan for.  Some of  us are so engulfed and focused on these plans and the temporal benefits of the perceived outcomes our plans will achieve. However, as christians our existence is more than the time we have in this world. We must make an investment into eternity.  

"HOW DO WE DO THIS?" you may ask!

  We must shift our thoughts and priorities to the one who exists outside of time and calls us to become more than lovers of the treasures of this world. We must become a blessing to those around us and ensure that we are a image of God and light in a world of sin and darkness. It will take sacrifice, that when embraced, becomes a joy and pleasure in service. It will take selflessness as an example of Christ in this life.  It will take love, as God loves us he sacrificed his best so that we could taste eternity with Him. 

These are the deposits of heaven.  Showing love, serving others and sharing the gospel with the lost,  enables the Holy Spirit to speak through us and our obedience to Christ. Put your heart in line with eternity.  Live a life that expresses the love of God by serving, and loving your neighbor as a direct reflection of the new spirit that is within you. 

Be encouraged!

Rev. M. Harrison

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