Treasures of the Heart

  Luke 12:34, For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. What do you treasure

most: life, love, happiness? Ask yourself, what is really important to you? What should be important? Let's take a look at life, love, and happiness, and see what the Bible has to say about them as treasures of the heart.

 Genesis 2:7 says, And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. This verse explains how God created man and gave him life, but there are other verses in the Bible that talk about a different kind of life – a more important life than physical life. John 3:15-17, That whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. If you aren't saved, then you need to believe in God's Son, Jesus Christ, and receive his free gift of eternal, everlasting life. If you have accepted Christ as your Saviour, you should be thanking and praising him for what he gave you. This glorious salvation should be treasured far more than simply life without Christ.

 We, as human beings, love many things, people, and ourselves, however there is one that should be loved more than any other, more than any thing, more than ourselves. The Lord Jesus Christ is that one! After all, God did love us first according to I John 4:19, We love him, because he first loved us. We are also commanded to love God in Mark 12:30, And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. You can't love God only part of the time; if you love God then love him with all of your being. We do not deserve God's love, but he certainly deserves our love and devotion. Ephesians 2:4-5, 8-9 explains God's love that he has shown: But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Love God for the price he paid,

Love God for the life he gave,

Love God for the sins he threw away.

 Are you happy, Believer, truly happy? You may be saved, but are you happy? Proverbs 3:13-14 tells of a happy man, Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. Things, like money, can give an illusion of happiness and contentment, but you can attain greater happiness than mere material possessions give – a lasting happiness. Wisdom and understanding play important roles for you to obtain this happiness; they are the fundamental principles for a Christian to have true contentment – the groundwork for doing God's will. Without wisdom how can we understand the word of God, and without understanding of his word how can we know the will of God? After salvation, we grow in understanding and wisdom as we read the scriptures and heed God's voice, which directs us to his will for our lives. Christ wants us to follow his leading wherever it may go. We should not hesitate to do his will, to give of ourselves to him! Romans 12:1-2, I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. The only place where you will ever be truly happy is in the centre of God's will. You need to serve him with your whole heart! Ephesians 6:6b, ...as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. If your whole heart isn't serving God, you aren't doing his will. The happiness you receive once in the centre of God's will is pure felicity and peace of mind! Why would any Believer want to reject this? You accepted his gift of salvation; why not accept the blessings he wants to give you too? Find out God's will for your life and be truly happy in the Lord!

What do you treasure in your heart? What is most important to you, as a believer? Is it life, love, happiness, or is it Christ? Luke 12:34, For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.