MORNING MANNA 10-29-21
THE DANGER OF DISTRACTIONS
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”- Matt. 6:19-21
“ No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”– Matt. 6:24
Yesterday’s message was about redeeming the time – something we should do all the time. With every tick of the clock we have less time than before. Time is swiftly passing and we can’t stop it. All we can do is spend it wisely. But, although we know what we ought to do and even resolve to do it, doing it can be difficult. It’s difficult because we are always dodging distractions.
It might be the distraction of substituting the good for the best. In such cases as that we allow sinless things to become sinful. because they distract us from what God would have us to do.
Or it might be the distraction of seeking to gratify the flesh – pleasing self rather than God. It might be an obsession with sports, entertainment, hobbies, or numerous other things, all of which destroys our usefulness to the kingdom of God.
Or it might be the distraction of stress and our failure to handle it. Many are sitting on the sidelines because of worry about the condition of our country, politics, health, domestic difficulties, crime, natural disasters, etc. And every day the news feeds their fears and diverts their attention away from where it should be.
Keeping our focus where it should be is a constant struggle, but it’s worth the effort. We can’t afford to just rush through life without giving thought to what we should be doing. To avoid wasting our lives we must fix our focus on what matters most – and that’s already been defined for us in the Word of God. We are to do all for the glory of God and obey the commands of God. That results in us laying up treasures in heaven.
God alone gives us time, but we decide what we will do with it. Everyday is an opportunity for us to lay up treasures in heaven and we should show our gratitude to God by doing those things that really matter. So what will you do today? – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
