Date: 09-28-2020

Title: Where Is My Heart

(S) cripture:
    Luke 12:34 (NASB) “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

(O) bservation:
    Jesus tells us that our heart follows our treasure. Where we put our treasure is where we will find our heart.

(A) pplication:
    This is a sobering statement from Jesus. Conventional wisdom says that people give to their passion. Here Jesus says the opposite. Heart follows treasure not treasure follows heart. When I take a hard look at where I put my treasure it tells me a great deal about my priorities. This is a hard lesson because it reveals how out of whack my heart can be. Am I moved when I see people in need? Am I generous to those who have less? Do I really take care of the “least of these?” When I look at how I invest my treasure sometimes this is not a pretty picture. Sometimes I get it right, but this is a hard teaching of Jesus. Today I will examine again how I use my treasure and get a better picture of where my heart is. I really want my heart to be following and committed to the Lord. I wonder what my treasure will reveal?

(P) rayer:
    Lord I know that all I have is from you. Let me use it in ways that please and honor you. Take what I have and use it for your purposes. I want my heart to be yours. Amen