“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
Over the years I’ve known many people who made the mistake of living for the moment rather than eternity, people who wasted their lives on things of no lasting value. Some time ago I read this sad story that illustrates the folly of those whose faith is not in the Lord. “Sarah Winchester’s husband had acquired a fortune by manufacturing and selling rifles. After he died of influenza in 1918, she moved to San Jose, California. Because of her grief and her long time interest in spiritism, Sarah sought out a medium to contact her dead husband. The medium told her, ‘As long as you keep building your home, you will never face death.’
Sarah believed the spiritist, so she bought an unfinished 17-room mansion and started to expand it. The project continued until she died at the age of 85. It cost 5 million dollars at a time when workmen earned 50 cents a day. The mansion had 150 rooms, 13 bathrooms, 2,000 doors, 47 fireplaces, and 10,000 windows. And Mrs. Winchester left enough materials so that they could have continued building for another 80 years. Today that house stands as more than a tourist attraction. It is a silent witness to the dread of death that holds millions of people in bondage.”
The fruit of deception, the folly of disobedience, and the fear of death has caused many to live in misery, waste their lives, and deprive themselves of treasures in heaven. To avoid that Paul says, “ Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”- Col. 3:2 . So where is your treasure? – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
