Storing Up Wealth

Scripture:
Amos 4:7-13
1 Peter 1:3-5

A few years back I felt that finally my salary was where I wanted and needed it to be.  Things were looking good.  We were able to pay our debt with some left over.  Then all of a sudden the economy crashed.  Gas prices went to nearly $4.00 per gallon and milk was close to that as well.  Our bills jumped almost doubling.  All of a sudden we were once again in the red.  To make things worse our house devalued by more than thirty thousand.

It goes to show that things of this world can change in an instant.  We are on top of the world living the so called good life.  The next thing we know we are in the gutters barely scrapping by.  The scary thing is we might not even know or understand why it happened.  The good news is that there is a treasure worth more than all the gold in the world available to us.  This treasure will not fade or devalue. 

What is God doing to get your attention?  Have you ignored His calling out?  The Israelites lost sight of God.  Over and over He worked to get their attention.  Do not let the drought reach you.  Seek Him first in all things.  Place God first in all you do.  Seek to store your wealth in Heaven.  Matthew 6:20 (NASB) “⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;”  If we keep our focus on Jesus seeking to do what is righteous we will be storing up hordes of wealth in heaven.  If we ignore Christ we risk losing what little we have in this life as well as forfeiting everything in heaven…